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Synod    of    tiie     Evangelical     Lutheran 
rfftv*'*      Church,  of  the  said  District,  has  d<  | 
in  this  office  the  title  of  a  book,  the  right  whereof  he 
claims  as  proprietor,  iu  the  words  following,  to  wit : 

41  HYMNS,  Selected  and  Original,  for  Public  r 
vate  Worship.     Published  bv  the  General  Synod  of  the 
Ev.  Lutheran  Church. 

In  conformity  to  the  Act  of  the  Congress  of  Uw   ' 

States,  entitled,  "An  Act  for  the  Encouragement  of  Learn 
jp.g,  byjsecuring  the  copies  of  Maps.  Charts,  and  Books, 
to  the  authors  and  proprietors  of  such  copies,  during  the 
times  therein*mentioned  ;"  And  also  to  the  act,  entitled, 
"An  act  supplementary'  to  an  act,  entitled,  uAn  Act  for 
the  Encouragement  of  Learning,  by  securing  the 
of  Maps,  Charts,  and  Books,  to  the  authors  and  pio 
prietors  of  such  copies  during  the  times  therein  men- 
tioned ;"  and  extending  the  benefits  thereof  to  the  Art* 
of  designing,  engraving,  and  etching  historical  and  othej 
prints." 

D.  CALDWELL, 
Clerk  of  the  Eastern  District  of  Pennsylvania, 


PREFACE. 


Singing  the  praises  of  God  is  justly  reganl- 
ed  as  one  of  the  most  delightful  and  profita- 
ble parts  of  worship,  both  public  and  private. 
It  was  introduced  by  divine  command  into  the 
worship  of  the  Old  Testament;  the  blessed 
Saviour  himself  recommended  it  by  his  prac- 
tice; and  it  is  enjoined  by  the  apostle  Paul  on 
Christians  in  general.  Its  separate  utility,  in 
Addition  to  that  of  prayer  and  hearing*  the 
word  of  God,  is  based  upon  the  very  nature 
of  the  human  mind;  as  it  calls  into  action  ad- 
ditional powers  of  the  soul.  Yet  as  the  ma- 
terials for  the  exercise  of  this  Christian  duty 
in  any  other  than  the  Hebrew  language, 
whether  translations  of  the  Psalms  or  original 
effusions  on  the  doctrines  and  facts  of  the 
scriptures,  are  necessarily  the  products  of 
uninspired  pens;  they  are  characterised  by 
different  degrees  of  merit  both  in  respect  to 
poetic  excellence  and  devotional  tendency. 
In  no  other  language,  it  is  thought,  is  there 
extant  so  copious  and  excellent  a  collection 
of  Psalms  and  Hymns  and  Spiritual  Songs,  as 
that  of  the  Lutheran  Church  in  Germany. 
And  from  this  copious  source  our  German 
churches  in  this  country  have  drawn  ample 
supplies.  Yet  the  prevalence  of  the  English 
language,  has,  in  some  places,  long  since  led 
to  its  introduction  into  the  services  of  our 
A 


IV  PREFACE. 

sanctuaries,  as  well  as  to  the  publication  of 
several  collections  of  hymns  in  the  same 
tongue.  Among"  these,  that  made  by  the 
learned  and  pious  Dr.  Kuntze,  then  Senior  of 
the  New  York  Ministerium,  and  published  in 
1795,  is  excellent  in  its  devotional  tendency, 
but  lamentably  deficient  in  poetic  beauty 
and  purity  of  diction.  The  collection,  sub- 
sequently made  by  a  Committee  of  the  New 
York  Synod,  appointed  in  1812,  not  onlv 
merits  a  decided  preference,  but  is  indeed  a 
most  excellent  work.  Yet  long  experience 
has  evinced,  that  this  selection  does  not  af- 
ford a  sufficient  variety  for  all  the  purposes 
of  ministerial  duty  and  Christian  practice,  and 
many  of  the  choicest  and  most  devotional 
productions  of  the  English  muse  are  not 
contained  in  it. 

Under  these  circumstances,  the  Genera] 
Synod  deemed  it  their  duty,  in  accordance 
with  their  constitution,  and  in  obedience  to 
the  numerous  calls  made  on  them,  to  provide 
a  Hymn  Book,  possessing*  alike  sufficient  am- 
plitude, classical  excellence,  and  devotional 
spirit,  to  serve  as  a  permanent  book  for  the 
churches  of  their  connexion,  and  for  all  others 
who  may  be  disposed  to  use  it.  For  this  pur- 
pose the  undersigned  were  appointed  a  com- 
mittee in  1825,  and  have  for  several  years 
devoted  their  most  particular  and  prayerful 
attention  to  the  important  duty  assigned  them. 
They  have  found  the  work  arduous  far  beyond 
their  early  expectations;  but  their  conviction 
of  its  importance  and  necessity  has  continually 
increased.  Their  aim  has  been  to  combine 
in  the  highest  possible  degree  practical  ex 


PREFACE.  V 

cellence  with  the  charms  and  graces  of  poetry. 
They  have  procured  all  the  most  excellent 
and  valuable  Hymn  Books  used  by  sister 
churches,  and  have  also  examined  very  many 
hymns  dispersed  through  the  works  of  indi- 
vidual authors.  They  feel  assured  that  the 
selection  made  will  contain  the  major  part  of 
the  best  Hymns  extant  in  the  English  lan- 
guage. They  have  also  after  mature  con- 
sideration constructed  a  new  arrangement, 
which  they  deem  decidedly  more  practical 
than  any  other  which  they  have  seen,  and 
calculated  to  be  more  useful  both  to  ministers 
and  laymen. 

As  the  New  York  Hymn  Book  is  in  the  pos- 
session of  many  of  our  churches,  it  was  thought 
proper  to  add  to  all  the  hymns  taken  from  it 
the  number  which  they  bear  in  that  collec- 
tion: and  as  the  number  of  such  hymns  in  all 
the  principal  divisions  of  the  book  is  very  con- 
siderable, it  will  be  found  that  both  books 
can  be  used  together  without  inconvenience. 

A  view  of  the  general  subjects,  sufficiently 
minute  for  reference,  is  prefixed  to  the  book. 

A  portable  size  was  adopted,  not  only  for 
the  sake  of  cheapness  and  convenience  in 
public  and  domestic  worship,  but  also  that 
Christians  who  strive  to  walk  with  God,  and 
delight  to  sing  the  songs  of  Zion,  may  carry 
this  volume  with  them  on  their  journeys,  and 
in  their  social  walks,  and  into  the  field  of  la- 
bour, and  as  opportunity  may  offer,  kindle 
anew  the  flame  of  their  devotion  at  the  fire  of 
the  sacred  muse. 

In  conclusion,  we  would  commend  this 
\v  jrk  to  the  serious  use  of  the  disciples  of  our 


VI  PREFACE. 

Lord  in  general,  and  our  churches  in  particu- 
lar; and  more  especially  to  the  favour  and 
blessing'  of  that  divine  Redeemer,  whose 
dying*  love  will  be  the  theme  of  our  more 
perfect  praises  in  the  realms  of  celestial  bliss. 

S.  S.  SCHMUCKER, 
Professor  of  Theology  in  Theol.  Sem.  of  the  Ge- 
neral Synod  of  Ev.  Luth.  Church. 

C.  P.  KRAUTH, 

Pastor  of  the  second  English  Lutheran  Church, 
Philadelphia 

G.   SHOBER, 

Pastor  of  the  Lutheran  Church,  Salem,  North 
Carolina. 

J.  G.  SCHMUCKER,  D.  D. 

Pastor  of  the  Luth.  Church,  York,  Pennsylvania. 

B.  KELLER, 

Pastor  of  the  Lutheran  Church,  Germantown, 
Pennsylvania. 

Gettysburg,  Penn.  May  \6th,  1828. 

The  undersigned,  certify  that  this  Hymn 
Book  is  published  under  the  sanction  of  the 
General  Synod  of  the  Ev.  Lutheran  Church, 
in  the  United  States,  and  in  conformity  to  the 
resolution  of  said  body,  passed  October  the 
27th,  1827. 

D.  KURTZ,  D.  D. 

President  of  the  General  Synod,  and  Senior  Pas- 
tor of  the  German  Lutheran  Church,  Baltimore. 

D.  F.  SCHAEFFER, 

Secretary  of  the  General  Synod,  and  Pa9tor  of  the 
Lutheran  Church,  Frederick,  Md. 


TABULAR  VIEW  OF  CONTENTS. 

Hymn 
I.  THE  SCRIPTURES. 1 

H.    BEING   AND    PERFECTIONS    OF 

GOD. 13 

m.  TRINITY. 41 

IV.  PRAISE  TO  GOD. 44 

V.  THE  WORKS  OF  GOD.       -    -    -    -    58 

VI.  PROVIDENCE  OF  GOD.    -    -    -    -    65 

VI I.  FALL  AND  DEPRAVITY  OF  MAN.  89 
Vm.  CHRIST. 99 

1.  His  Divinity,         -     -     -     •     -     -     -     ib. 

2.  His  Incarnation,  -----     u     -    102 

3.  His  Lite  and  Ministry',  -     -     -     -     -    114 

4.  His  Sufferings  and  Death,  -     -     -     -    122 

5.  His  Resurrection,  Ascension,  Interces- 

sion and  Glory,       ------    144 

IX.  NAMES  AND  CIL\RACTERS  OF 

CHRIST. 161 

Star  of  Bethlehem,    ------     ib. 

Morning  Star,      -    -    .    -    -    -    -   162 

Rock  of  ages,        -------    164 

Friend,       ---------    165 

Refuge, 16f 

Physician,        --------168 

Paschal  Lamb,     -------170 

X.  HOLY  SPIRIT. 172 

XL  THE  GOSPEL  CALL. 182 

1.  Inviting.— General  invitations,      -    -     ib. 
From  the  love  of  Christ,     -    -    -    -   197 
From  the  examples  of  sinners  re- 
ceived,    -»------•  205 


VU1  CONTENTS. 

from  the  happiness  of  the  Christian 

in  the  fjresent  and  future  life,    -     -  209 

2.  Awakening — The  evil  of  sin,        -     -  213 

The  sinner's  helplessness,        -     -     -  216 

Yanity  and  uncertainty  of  life,      -     -  217 

Danger  of  the  Holy  Spirit's  withdrawing 

his  influences,    -------  228 

The  certainty  of  death  and  judgment,  231 

Xn.  PENITENCE  OF  THE  AWAKENED 
SINNER. 243 

1.  Prayer  for  penitence,      -----     ib. 

2.  Penitence,       --------    25-i 

XHI.  SUPPLICATION  FOR  THE  DIVINE 

MERCY. 270 

XIV.   SALVATION  THROUGH  JESUS 

CHRIST. 303 

1.  The  sinner  trusting  in  Christ  for  sal- 

vation, (faith)     -------     ib. 

2.  The  gracious  nature  of  this  salvation,  316 

3.  True  faith  accompanied  by  a  holy 

life,     ------_.'-_    s-23 

4.  Addresses  to  Christ  and  gratitude  for 

redeeming  love,      ------    £24 

XV    CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE.     -    -   355 

1.  The  convert  entertaining  hope  of  par- 

don; and  the  happiness  of  the  Chris- 
tian,   ----------     ib. 

2.  Communion  with  Christ  and  love  to 

him,    ----------    373 

3.  Doubts  and  fears,      ------    395 

4.  Spiritual  declension,      -----    405 

5.  Backslider  returning,    -----   412 

6.  Sanctification  and  Christian  graces,      420 

7.  The  Christian  life  figuratively  describ- 

ed as  Taking  up  the  Cross,  -     -    -   442 
A  pilgrimage,      -------   447 

A  voyage,  ---------   457 

Scene  of  troubles,      ------   458 

A  warfare,       -    «    -  ^       -.-,   463 


CONTENTS. 


IX 


A  desert,    -     -     -     -  •    •  465 

8.  Christian  assurance  and  confidence  in 

God, 466 

9.  Christian  in  the  prospect  of  death,     -  474 

XVI.  THE  MEANS  OF  GRACE.       -    -  483 

1.   The  word  of  God,  [See  hymns  from  1  to 
IS  inclusive.]      ------- 

l2.  Prayer  private,     -------  483 

Social,  ----------  488 

3.  Public  worship,         ------  490 

4.  Baptism  of  infants,    ------  508 

Of  adults, 511 

5.  The  Lord's  supper  [See  Hymns  from 

99  to  171  inclusive.]     -     -     -     - 

XML   KINGDOM  AND  CHURCH  OF 

CHRIST. 528 

General  and  Missionary  Hymns,      -  ib. 

Pastoral,    ---------  555 

Ordination  and  Licensure,      -     -     -  565 
Congregational. — Seeking  a  Minister,   570 

Having  obtained  a  Minister,  -     -     -  571 

Sickness  of  their  Minister,    -     -     -  515 

The  Minister  going  on  a  Journey,  -  576 

Death  of  their  Minister,    -     -     -     -  577 

State  of  Decline,      ------  579 

In  a  state  of  Revival,     -----  583 

On  Admitting  Members  to  Sacramen- 
tal Communion,    ------  588 

Confirmation  Hymns,   -----  ib. 

For  election  of  Church  Officers,  -    -  593 

1  -tying  the  corner  stone  of  a  Church,  594 

Consecration  of  a  Church,      -     -     -  595 

XVH1.  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS  AND 

CIRCUMSTANCES.    -    -    -    -  598 

Seasons,    ---------  ib. 

Spring, 601 

Summer  and  Harvest,  -----  603 

Autumn,   ------     ...  6Ctf 


X  CONTENTS. 

Winter, 606 

New  Year,     - 607 

Morning  Hymns,      ------  611 

Evening  Hymns,      ------  629 

Birth-day  Hymns,   ------  643 

Wedding  Hymns, 645 

Meeting   and   parting   of    Christian 

friends, --..  647 

For  the  young  and  the  old,     -     -     -  652 

Parents  and  Children,  -----  657 

Collections,    --------  6G I 

Sunday  Schools,  -------  666 

Sickness  and  recovery,      -     -     -    -  672 

Puhlic  and  national  Blessings  and  Af- 
flictions,      --------  685 

For  the  President,  Congress,  Magis- 
trates, &c. '694 

XIX.  DEATH. 696 

Death  in  general,     ------  ib. 

Death  of  friends  or  relatives,  -     -    -  710 

Death  of  the  young,      -----  713 

Death  of  the  pious,  -     -----  716 

Death  of  the  wicked, 724 

XX.  RESURRECTION 727 

XXI.  JUDGMENT. 731 

XXn.  ETERNITY. 738 

Happiness  of  the  righteous,    -    -    -  ib. 

Punishment  of  the  wicked,     -     -     -  750 

XXIII.  DISMISSIONS  AND  DOXOLO- 

GIES. 752 

Dismissions,  ------     >.     *  ib. 

Doxologies,    ------,     +  ffr2 


HYMNS. 


THE  SCRIPTURES. 

,  L.  M. 

*  •  T/ie  Bible  the  inspired  source  of  religions 
knowledge, 

1  INTERNAL  Spirit!  't^as  thy  breath 

■*-^  The  oracles  of  truth  inspired; 
And  kings  and  holy  seers  of  old 
With  strong  prophetic  impulse  lir'd. 

2  Fill'd  with  thy  great  almighty  pow'r, 
Their  lips  with  heavenly  science  flow'd; 
Ttieir  hands  a  thousand  wonders  wrought, 
"Which  bore  the  signature  of  God. 

3  With  gladsome  hearts  they  spread  the  news 
Of  pardon,  through  a  Saviour's  blood; 

And  to  a  num'rous  seeking  crowd 
Mark'd  out  the  path  to  his  abode. 

4  The  pow'rs  of  earth  and  hell  in  vain 
Against  the  sacred  word  combine; 
Thy  providence  through  ev'ry  age 

Securely  guards  the  work  divine. 

5  Thee,  its  great  author,  source  of  light, 
Thee,  its  preserver,  we  adore; 

And  humbly  ask  a  ray  from  thee, 
Its  hidden  wonders  to  explore. 

9  (210)       L.  M. 

••  Tlie  Scriptures  inspired. 

1  •rpWAS  by  an  order  from  the  Lord, 

■*•    The  ancient  prophets  spoke  his  word; 
1  C 


3  THE  SCRIPTURES. 

His  Spirit  did  their  tongues  inspire, 

And  warm'd  their  hearts  with  heav'niy  fire. 

2  The  works  and  wonders  which  they  wrought 
Confirm'd  the  messages  they  brought: 

The  prophet's  pen  succeeds  his  breath, 
To  save  the  holy  words  from  death. 

3  Great  God !  mine  eyes  with  pleasure  look 
On  the  dear  volume  of  thy  hook; 
There  my  Redeemer's  face  I  see, 

And  read  his  name  who  died  for  me 

4  Let  the  false  raptures  of  the  mind 
Be  lost,  and  vanish  in  the  wind; 
Here  I  can  fix  my  hope  securer 
This  is  thy  word,  and  must  endure. 

..  (204.)       C.   M. 

•J*  The  same. 

1  "CITHER  of  mercies,  in  thy  word 
■*-    What  endless  glory  shines'. 
For  ever  be  thv  name  ador'd 

For  these  celestial  lines. 

2  Here  may  the  wretched  sons  of  want 

Exhaustless  riches  find; 
Riches,  above  what  earth  can  grant, 
And  lasting  as  the  mind. 

3  Here  the  fair  tree  of  knowledge  grows, 

And  yields  a  free  repast; 
Sublimer  sweets  than  nature  knows 
Invite  the  longing  taste. 

4  Here  the  Redeemer's  welcome  voice 

Spreads  heav'niy  peace  around; 
And  life  and  everlasting  joys 
Attend  the  blissful  sound. 

5  O  may  these  heav'niy  pages  he 

My  ever  dear  delight; 
And  "still  new  beauties  may  I  see, 
'  And  still  increasing  light! 


THE  SCRIPTURES.  4,  5 

6  Divine  Instructer,  gracious  Lord! 
Be  thou  for  ever  near. 
Teach  me  to  love  thy  sacred  word, 
And  view  my  Saviour  there. 

A  (203.)       C.  M. 

4  •   The  word  of  God  an  incomparable  treasure 

1  T  ET  avYice,  borne  from  shore  to  shore, 
-"-J  Her  favYite  god  pursue: 

Thy  word,  0  Lord,  We  value  more 
Than  India  or  Peru. 

2  Here  mines  of  knowledge,  love,  and  joy, 

Are  open'd  to  our  sight; 
The  purest  gold  without  alloy, 
And  gems  divinely  bright. 

3  The  counsels  of  redeeming  grace 

These  sacred  leaves  unfold; 
And  here  the  Saviour's  lovely  face 
Our  raptur'd  eyes  behold. 

4  Here  light,  descending  from  above, 

Directs  our  doubtful  feet; 
Here  promises  of  heav'nly  love 
Our  ardent  wishes  meet. 

/  Our  num'rous  griefs  are  here  redrest, 
And  all  our  wants  supplied: 
Naught  we  can  ask  to  make  us  blest 
Is  in  this  book  denied. 

6  For  these  inestimable  gains, 
That  so  enrich  the  mind, 
O  may  we  search  with  eager  pains, 
Assur'd  that  we  shall  find  f 

,  (202)       C.  M. 

*J*  The  value  and  comprehensiveness  of  the  Bible* 
1    1"   ET  all  the  heathen  writers  join, 
*-*  To  form  one  perfect  book: 
Great  God!  if  once  compar'd  with  thine, 
How  mean  their  writings  look! 
3 


6,  7  THE    SCRIPTURES. 

2  Not  the  most  perfect  rules  they  gave 

Could  show  one  sin  forgiv'n^ 

Nor  lead  a  step  beyond  the  grave 

But  thine  conduct  to  heav'n. 

3  Lord,  I  have  made  thy  word  my  choice, 

My  lasting  heritage; 
There  shall  my  noblest  pow'rs  rejoice, 
My  warmest  thoughts  engage. 

4  I'll  read  the  bist'ries  of  thy  love, 

And  keep  thy  laws  in  sight, 
Y\  hile  through  thy  promises  I  rove 
With  ever  fresh  delight. 

5  'Tis  a  broad  land  of  wealth  unknown, 

Where  springs  of  life  arise, 
Seeds  of  immortal  bliss  are  sown, 
And  hidden  glory  lies. 

p  P.  M. 

U.  Precious  Bible. — Psalm  xix.  10. 

1  T3RECIOUS  Bible !  Avhat  a  treasure 
-■•     Does  the  word  of  God  afford! 
All  I  want  for  life  or  pleasure, 

Food  and  med'eine,  shield  and  sword; 
Let  the  world  account  me  poor — 
Having  this  I  need  no  more. 

2  Food,  to  which  the  world's  a  stranger, 
Here  my  hungry  soul  enjoys; 

Of  excess  there  is  no  danger, 
Though  it  fills,  it  never  cloys: 
On  a  dying  Christ  I  feed — 
He  is  meat  and  drink  indeed! 

-  P.   M. 

'  •  The  Bible.—  0  how  I  love  thy  Law. 

Ps.  cxix.  97. 
1   T>Y  the  thoughtless  world  derided, 
13  Still  I  love  the  word  of  God; 
'Tis  the  crook  by  which  I'm  guided, 
Often  'tis  a  chastening  rod* 
4 


THE    SCRIPTURES. 

Tis  a  sword  that  cuts  asunder 

All  my  pride  and  vanity, 
When  abas'd  I  lie,  and  wonder 

That  he  spares  a  wretch  like  me. 

2  This  confirms  me  when  I  wave!*, 

Sets  my  trembling  judgment  right; 
When  I  stray,  how  much  so  ever, 

This  is  my  restoring  light: 
Satan  oft,  ond  sin,  assail  me, 

With  temptations  ever  new; 
Then.  O  nothing  can  avail  me, 

'Till  my  bleeding  Lord  I  view. 

3  Faith  I  need,  O  Lord  bestow  it, 

(iive  my  labouring  mind  relief; 

Oft,  alas!  I  doubt.  1  know  it, 

Uelu,  <)  help  my  unbelief. 
Dearest  Saviour,  by  thy  merit 

May  1  gain  a  future  crown; 
Guide,  O  guide  me  by  thy  Spirit, 

Till  these  storms  are  overblown! 

8  L.  M. 

The  usefulness  of  the  Scriptures. 

1  IT" UFA"  Israel  through  the  desert  pass'd, 

'  '     A  fiery  pillar  went  before 
To  guide  them  through  the  dreary  waste. 
And  lessen  the  fatigues  they  bore. 

2  Such  is  thy  glorious  word,  O  God! 
'Tis  for  our  light  and  guidance  given; 
It  sheds  a  lustre  all  abroad, 

And  points  the  path  to  bliss  and  heaven: 

3  It  fills  the  soul  with  sweet  delight, 
And  quickens  its  inactive  powers; 

It  sets  our  wandering  lootsteps  right; 
Displays  thy  love,  and  kindles  ours: 

4  Its  promises  rejoice  our  hearts; 
Its  doctrines  are  divinely  true; 
Know  ledge  and  pleasure  it  imparts; 
It  comforts  and  instructs  us  too. 


9?    10  THE    SCULPTURES. 

5  Ye  favoured  lands,  who  have  this  word, 
Ye  saints,  who  feel  its  saving  power, 
Unite  your  tongues  to  praise  the  Lord, 
And  Iii g  distinguished  grace  adore. 

9  C.  M. 

Instruction  from  Scripture. 

1  TTOW  shall  the  young  secure  their  nearts, 
A  A   And  guard  their  lives  from  sin' 

Thy  word  the  choicest  rules  imparts 
To  keep  the  conscience  clean. 

2  When  once  it  enters  to  the  mind-, 

It  spreads  such  light  abroad, 
The  meanest  souls  instruction  find, 
And  raise  their  thoughts  to  God. 

3  *Tis  like  the  sun,  a  heavenly  light, 

That  guides  us  all  the  day: 
And  through  the  dangers  of  the  night 
A  lamp  to  lead  our  v.  ay. 

4  The  men  that  keep  thy  law  with  care, 

And  meditate  thy  word, 
Grow  wiser  than  their  teachers  are, 
And  better  know  the  Lord. 

5  Thy  precepts  make  me  truly  wise: 

I  hate  the  sinner's  road; 
I  hate  my  own  vain  thoughts  that  rise, 
But  love  thy  law, my  God. 

G  Thy  word  is  everlasting  truth; 
How  pure  is  every  page! 
That  holy  book  shall  guide  our  youth, 
Acd  well  support  our  age. 

10.  c-  Y 

The  glory  of  the  word. 
1  HP  HE  Spirit  breathes  upou  the  word, 
-*-    And  brings  the  truth  to  sight: 
Precepts  and  promises  afford 
A  sanctifying;  li^ht, 
6 


THE    SCRIPTURES.  11,    12 

€  A  riory  gilds  the  sacred  page, 
Majestic  like  the  s-un; 
It  gives  a  light  to  every  age, 
It  gives — but  borrows  none. 

3  The  hand  that  gave  it  still  supplies 

The  gracious  light  and  heat: 
His  truths  upon  the  nations  rise, 
They  rise,  but  never  set. 

4  Let  everlasting  thanks  be  thine, 

For  such  a  bright  display, 
As  makes  a  world  of  darkness  shine, 
With  b  suns  of  heavenly  day. 
.  ,  (20S.)       C.  M. 

■  *  •    The  Scriptures  consolatory  to  the  penitent, 

1  T   ADEN  with  guilt,  and  full  of  fears, 
•"  1  fly  to  thee,  my  Lord; 

And  not  a  ray  of  hope  appears, 
But  in  thy  written  word. 

2  The  volume  of  my  Father's  grace 

Does  all  my  grief  assuage; 
Here  I  behold  my  Saviour's  face 
Almost  in  ev'ry  page. 

3  This  is  the  field,  where  bidden  lies 

The  pearl  of  price  unknown; 
That  merchant  is  divinely  wise, 
Who  makes  the  pearl  his  own. 

4  This  is  the  judge,  that  ends  the  strife, 

"Where  wit  and  reason  fail; 
My  guide  to  everlasting  life, 
Through  all  this  gloomy  vale. 

5  O  may  thy  counsels,  mighty  God! 

My  roving  feet  command; 
Nor  I  forsake  the  happy  road, 
7  cat  leads  to  thy  right  hand. 

CM. 

A  rational  defence  of  the  GoipcL 
^HALL  atheists  dare  insult  the  cross 
^  01  our  Redeemer  God? 

7  1 


IS  BEING  AND 

Shall  infidels  reproach  his  laws, 
Or  trample  on  his  blood? 

2  "What  if  he  chose  mysterious  ways, 

To  cleanse  us  from  our  faults? 
May  not  the  works  of  sovereign  sp-aee 
Transcend  our  feeble  thoughts? 

3  What  if  the  gospel  bids  us  fight 

With  flesh,  and  self,  and  sin? 

The  prize  is  most  divinely  bright, 

Which  we  are  call'd  to  win. 

4  What  if  the  foolish,  and  the  poor, 

His  glorious  grace  partake? 
This  but  confirms  his  truth  the  more, 
For  so  the  prophets  spake. 

5  Do  some,  that  own  his  sacred  name, 

Indulge  their  souls  in  sin? 
Jesus  should  never  bear  the  blame, 
His  laws  are  pure  and  clean. 

6  Then  let  our  faith  grow  firm  and  strong 

Our  lips  profess  his  word; 
Nor  blush,  nor  fear  to  walk  among 
The  men  that  love  the  Lord. 


BEING  AND  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD 

1  ~  L.  M. 

1  «-*  •  God  exalted  above  all  praise. 

1  "INTERNAL  Power!  whose  high  abode 
■"  Becomes  the  grandeur  of  a  God; 
Infinite  lengths,  beyond  the  bounds 
Where  stars  revolve  their  little  rounds. 

2  The  lowest  step  around  thy  seat, 
Rises  too  high  for  Gabriel's  feet; 
In  vain  the  tall  archangel  tries 

To  reach  thine  height  with  wond'ring  eyes. 
9 Lord,  what  shall  earth  and  ashes  do! 
We  would  adore  our  Maker  too; 
8 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD.         14,  15 

From  sin  and  dust  to  thee  avc  crv, 
The  Great,  the  Holy,  and  the  High ! 

A  Earth  from  afar  has  heard  thy  fame, 
And  worms  have  learnt  to  lisp  thy  name; 
But,  O!  the  glories  of  thy  mind 
Leave  all  our  soaring  thoughts  behind. 

5  God  is  in  heaven,  but  man  below; 
Be  short  our  tunes;  our  words  be  few: 
A  sacred  reverence  checks  our  songs, 
And  praise  sits  silent  on  our  tongues. 

1  A  J-   M- 

1  4»     TJie  Spirituality  of  God,  John  iv.  24. 

1  q^HOU  art,  O  God!  a  spirit  pure, 

-■-    Invisible  to  mortal  eyes; 
TV  immortal,  and  the  eternal  King, 
The  great,  the  good,  the  only  wise.  * 

2  'Whilst  nature  changes,  and  her  works 
Corrupt,  decay,  dissolve,  and  die, 
Thy  essence  pure  no  change  shall  see, 
Secure  of  immortality. 

3  Thou  great  Invisible!  what  hand 
Can  draw  thy  image  spotless  fair! 
To  what  in  heaven,  to  wJiat  on  earth, 
Can  men  ths  immortal  King  compare! 

4  Let  stupid  heathens  frame  their  gods 
Of  gold,  and  silver,  wood  and  stone; 
Ours  is  the  God  that  made  the  heavens; 
Jehovah  he,  and  God  alone. 

5  My  soul,  thy  purest  homage  pay, 
In  truth  and  spirit  him  adore; 
More  shall  thi6  please  than  sacrifice, 
Than  outward  forms  delight  him  more. 

i  r.  C.  M. 

1  J'  T/te  Irifijiite. 

1  QjOME  seraph  lend  your  heavenly  tongue, 
"^  Or  harp  of  golden  string, 


16  BEING    AND 

That  I  may  raise  a  lofty  song, 
To  our  Eternal  King. 

2  Thy  names  how  infinite  they  be! 

Great  Everlasting  Oxe! 
Boundless  thy  might  and  majesty, 
And  unconfin'd  thy  throne. 

3  Thy  glories  shine  of  wondrous  size, 

And  wondrous  large  thy  grace; 
Immortal  day  breaks  from  thine  eyes, 
And  Gabriel  veils  his  face. 

4  Thine  essence  is  a  vast  abyss, 

Which  angels  cannot  sound; 
An  ocean  of  infinities 

Where  all  our  thoughts  are  drown'd 

5  The  myst'ries  of  creation  lie 

Beneath  enlighten'd  minds; 
Thoughts  can  ascend  above  the  sky 
And  fly  before  the  winds; 

6  Reason  may  grasp  the  massy  hills, 

And  stretch  from  pole  to  pole; 
But  half  thy  name  our  spirit  fills, 
And  overloads  our  soul. 

7  In  vain  our  haughty  reason  swells, 

For  nothing's  found  in  Thee, 
But  boundless  inconceivables, 
And  vast  eternity ! 

*  t)«         God  supreme  and  self-suffici ent. 

1  Tl/'HAT  is  our  God,  or  what  his  name, 
*  *    Nor  men  can  learn,  nor  angels  teach; 
He  dwells  eonceaPd  in  radiant  flame, 
Where  neither  eyes  nor  thoughts  can  reaca, 

8  The  spacious  worlds  of  heavenly  light, 
Compar'd  with  him,  how  short  they  fall! 
They  are  too  dark,  and  he  too  bright; 
Nothing  are  they,  and  God  is  all. 

10 


PERFECTIONS   OF   GOD.  1/ 

$  He  spoke  the  wondrous  word,  and  lo! 

Creation  rose  at  his  command; 
Whirlwinds  and  seas  their  limits  know, 
Bound  in  the  hollow  of  his  hand. 

4  There  rests  the  earth,  there  roll    the  spheres, 
There  nature  leans,  and  feels  her  prop; 

But  his  own  self-sufficience  hears 
The  weight  of  his  own  glories  up. 

5  The  tide  of  creatures  ebbs  and  flows, 
Measuring  their  changes  by  the  moon: 
No  ebb  his  sea  of  glory  knows; 

His  age  is  one  eternal  noon. 

6  Then  fly,  my  song,  an  endless  round, 
The  lofty  tune  let  Gabriel  raise; 

All  nature  dwell  upon  the  sound, 
But  we  can  ne'er  fulfil  the  praise. 

17  L.   M. 

1  •  •  Tlie  Incompreltensibiizty  of  God. 

1  f^  01)  is  a  name  my  soul  adores 

"  TV  Almighty  Three,  the  Eternal  One! 
Nature  and  grace,  with  all  their  powers, 
Confess  the  Infinite  unknown. 

2  From  thy  great  self  thy  being  springs; 
Thou  art  thy  own  original, 

Made  up  of  uncreated  things, 
And  self-sufficience  bears  diem  all. 

5  Thy  voice  produced  the  seas  and  spheres, 
Bids  the  waves  roar  and  planets  shine; 
But  nothing  like  thyself  appears 
Through  all  these  spacious  works  of  thine* 

4  Still  restless  nature  dies  and  grows; 
From  change  to  change  the  creatures  run: 
Thy  being  no  succession  knows, 

And  all  thy  vast  designs  are  one. 

5  How  shall  affrighted  mortals  dare 
To  sing  thv  glorv  or  thy  grace? 

11 


18,    19  BEING  AND 

Beneath  thy  feet  we  lie  so  far, 
And  see  but  shadows  of  thy  face! 

6  Who  can  behold  the  glorious  light? 
"Who  can  approach  consuming  flame? 
None  but  thy  wisdom  knows  thy  might, 
None  but  thy  word  can  speak  thy  name, 

in  (306.)       L.  M. 

JO'  UnitvofGod. 

1  "INTERNAL  God,  almighty  cause 

-*-^   Of  earth,  and  seas  and  worlds  unknown 
All  things  are  subject  to  thy  laws; 
All  things  depend  on  thee  alone. 

2  Thy  glorious  being  singly  stands, 

Of  all  within  itself  possest; 
By  none  control'd  in  thy  commands, 
And  in  thyself  completely  blest. 

3  To  thee  alone.^Hirselves  we  owe; 

Let  heav'n  and  eartU  due  homage  pay 
All  other  go~£re  we  disavow, 

Deny  their  claims,  renounce  their  sway 

4  In  thee,  O  Lord,  our  hope  shall  rest, 

Fountain  of  peace  and  joy  and  love! 
.   Thy  favour  only  makes  us  blest; 

Without  thee  all  would  nothing  prove. 

5  Worship  to  thee  alone  belongs; 

Worship  to  thee  alone  we  give; 
Thine  be  our  hearts  and  thine  our  songs, 
And  to  thy  glory  Ave  would  live. 

6  Spread  thy  great  name  through  heathen  Iandsj 

Their  idol-deities  dethrone; 
Subdue  the  world  to  thy  commands, 
And  reign  as  thou  art,  God  alone. 

O  P»)      L    M- 

J  *J»  God  incomprehensible. 

I  /~m  REA  r  (»od,  in  rain  man's  narrow  view 
V*  Attempts  to  look  thv  nature  thrmurh. 

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PERFECTIONS   OF   GOD.  20 

Our  lab 'ring  pow'rs  with  rev're.nce  own. 
Thy  glories  never  can  be  known 

2  Xot  the  high  seraph's  mighty  thought, 
Who  eounth  ss  yean  his  God  has  sought, 
Such  wondrous  height  or  depth  can  find, 

Or  fully  trace  thy  boundless  orind. 

3  Yet,  Lord,  thy  kindness  deigns  to  show 
Enough  for  mortal  men  to  know; 
While  wisdom,  goodness,  pow'r  divine 
Thro'  all  thy  works  and  conduct  shine. 

i  O!  may  our  souls  with  rapture  trace 
Thy  works  of  nature  and  of  grace, 
Explore  thy  sacred  truth,  and  still 
l'ress  on  to  know  and  do  thy  will! 

90  (32.)       C.  M. 

—  u*  God  eternal  and unclmngeablc. 

1  r*  HEAT  God,  how  infinite  art.  thov-! 
^-*  How  frail  and  weak  are  we! 

Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  bow, 
And  pay  their  praise  to  thee. 

2  Thy  throne  eternal  ages  stood, 

Ere  earth  or  heav'n  was  made; 
Thou  art  the  ever-living  God, 
Were  all  the  nations  dead. 

3  Nature  and  time  all  open  lie 

To  thine  immense  survey, 
From  the  formation  of  the  sky, 
To  the  last  awful  day. 

4  Eternity,  with  all  its  years, 

Stands  present  to  thy  view. 
To  thee  there's  nothing  old  appears; 
Great  God!  there's  nothing  new. 

5  Our  lives  thro'  various  scenes  are  drawn, 

And  vex'd  with  trifling  cares; 
While  thine  eternal  thought  moves  on 
Thine  undisturb'd  affairs. 
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21,    22  BEING    AND 

6  Great  God,  how  infinite  ail  thou! 
How  frail  and  weak  are  we ! 
Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  bow, 
And  pay  their  praise  to  thee. 

21.  [S3.)      L.   M. 

1  A  LL-POW'RFUL,  self-existent  God, 

■*■*■  Who  all  creation  dost  sustain! 
Thou  wast,  and  art,  and  art  to  come} 
And  everlasting  is  thy  reign. 

2  FixM  and  eternal  as  thy  days, 

Each  glorious  attribute  divine, 
Thro' ages  infinite,  shall  still 

With  undiminished  lustre  shine. 

3  Fountain  of  being!  source  of  good' 

Immutable  dost  thou  remain; 
Nor  can  the  shadow  of  a  change 
Obscure  the  glories  of  thy  reign. 

4  Nature  her  order  shall  reverse, 

Revolving  seasons  cease  their  round; 

Nor  spring  appear  with  blooming  pride, 

Nor  autumn  be  with  plenty  erown'd: 

5  Yon  shining  orbs  forget  their  course; 

The  sun  his  destiird  path  forsake; 
And  burning  desolation  mark 

Amid  the  world  his  wand'ring  track: 

6  Earth  may  with  all  her  pow'rs  dissolve, 

If  such  the  great  Creator's  will: 
But  thou  for  ever  art  the  same; 
"I  am"  is  thy  memorial  still. 

(34.)       L.  M. 
***.  God  almighty. 

1  f~^  IYE  to  the  Lord,  ye  sons  of  fame, 
^-*"   Give  to  the  Lord  renown  and  pow  >» 
Ascribe  due  honours  to  his  name. 
And  his  eternal  might  adore* 
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PERFlftTTIONS    CF    GOD.  23 

£  The  Lord  proclaims  his  pow*r  aloud, 
O'er  the  vast  ocean  and  the  land; 
His  voice  divides  the  wat'ry  cloud, 
And  lightnings  blaze  at  his  command. 

3  He  speaks,  and  howling  tempests  rise, 

And  lay  the  forest  bare  around; 
The  Beret  st  beasts,  with  piteous  cries, 
Confess  the  terror  of  the  sound. 

4  11     thunders  rend  the  vaulted  skies, 

And  palaces  and  temples  shake. 
The  mountains  tremble  at  the  noise, 
The  valleys  roar,  the  deserts  quake. 

5  The  Lord  sits  sov'reign  o'er  the  flood; 

The  Thund'rer  reigns  for  ever  King; 
But  makes  isis  church  his  blest  abode, 
Where  ire  his  awful  glories  sing. 

C  We  see  no  terrors  in  his  name, 
But  in  our  God  a  Father  find. 

The  voice,  that  shakes  all  nature's  frame, 
Speaks  comfort  to  the  pious  mind. 

23.  (36.)       C.  M. 

1   "PWAS  God  who  huiTdthe  rolling  spheres, 
A    And  stretch'd  the  boundless  skies; 
"Who  form'd  the  plan  of  endless  years, 
And  bade  the  ages  rise. 

U  From  everlasting  is  his  might, 
Immense  and  unconfin'd: 
He  pierces  through  the  realms  of  light, 
And  rides  upon  the  wind. 

?  He  darts  alonp;  the  burning  skies; 
Loud  thunders  round  him  roar: 
All  heav'n  attends  him,  as  he  flies; 
All  hell  proclaims  his  pow'r. 

He  scatters  nations  with  his  breath} 
7V«  scatter'd  nations  fly: 
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£4,    25  BZIXG    AND 

Blue  pestilence  and  wasting  death, 

Confess  the  Godhead  nigh. 
5  Ye  worlds,  with  evYy  living  thing, 

Fulfil  his  high  command: 
Mortals,  pay  homage  to  your  King, 

And  own  his  ruling  hand. 

24.  P-  -A-r. 

1  \TTHEX  in  dark  and  dreadful  gloom, 

*  *    Clouds  on  clouds  portentous  spread, 
Black  as  if  the  day  of  doom 

Hung  o'er  nature's  shrinking  head: 
"When  the  lightning  breaks  from  high, 
God  is  coming — God  is  nigh! 

2  Then  we  hear  his  chariot  wheels, 

As  the  mighty  thunder  rolls; 
Nature,  startled  nature  reels, 

From  the  centre  to  the  poles: 
Then  the  ocean,  earth,  and  sky, 
Tremble  as  he  passes  by ! 

3  Darkness,  wild  with  horror,  forms 

His  mysterious  hiding-place; 
Should  he  from  his  ark  of  storms, 

Rend  the  veil  and  show  his  face, 
At  the  judgment  of  his  eye, 
All  the  universe  would  die. 

4  God  of  vengeance !  from  above, 

^liile  thine  awful  bolts  are  hurl'd, 
O  remember  thou  art  love  ! 

Spare! — O  spare  a  guilty  world! 
Stay  thy  flaming  wrath  awhile, 
Let  tli e  bow  of  promise  smile! 

(37.)       L.   M. 
~*'«  God  omnipresent  and  omniscient. 

1  T  OHD,  thou  hast  search'd  and  seen  me  through; 
-*-*  Thine  eye  commands,  with  piercing  view, 
My  rising  and  my  resting  hours, 
My  heart  and  flesh,  with  all  their  pow'rs. 
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PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD.  26 

3  Could  I  so  false,  so  faithless  prove, 
To  quit  thy  service  and  thy  love; 
Where,  Lord,  could  I  thy  presence  shun, 
Or  from  thy  dreadful  glory  run? 

3  If,  mounted  on  a  morning  ray, 
,  I  fly  beyond  the  western  sea; 

Thy  swifter  hand  would  first  arrive, 
And  there  arrest  thy  fugitive. 

4  Or  should  I  try  to  shun  thy  sight 
Beneath  the  spreading  veil  of  night; 
One  glance  of  thine,  one  piercing  ray 
"Would  kindle  darkness  into  day. 

5  The  veil  of  night  is  no  disguise, 

Xo  screen  from  thy  all-searching  eyes. 
Thy  hand  can  seize  thy  foes  as  soon 
Through  midnight  shades,  as  blazing  noon, 

C  O  may  these  thoughts  possess  my  breast, 
"Where'er  I  rove,  where'er  I  rest! 
Xor  let  my  weaker  passions  dare 
Consent  to  sin,  for  God  is  there. 

26.  (38)     C.   M. 

1    T  OIID,  all  I  am  is  known  to  thee! 

■*-^  In  vain  my  soul  would  try 

To  shun  thy  presence,  or  to  flee 
The  notice  of  thine  eye. 

Thy  all-surrounding  sight  surveys 

My  rising  and  my  rest, 
My  public  walks,  my  private  ways, 

And  secrets  of  my  breast. 

My  thoughts  lie  open  to  thee,  Lord, 

Uefore  they're  iorm'd  within; 
And  ere  my  lips  pronounce  the  word, 

Thou  know'st  the  sense  I  mean. 

4  O  wondrous  knowledge,  deep  and  high! 
Where  can  a  creature  hide? 

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£7,    £8  BEING    AND 

Within  my  circling  arras  T  lie, 
Beset  on  ev'ry  side. 

5  So  let  thy  grace  surround  rae  still, 
And  like  a  bulwark  prove, 
To  guard  my  soul  from  ev'ry  ill, 
Secur'd  by  sov'reign  love. 

97  (41.)      C.  M. 

—  •  •  God's    J I  isdom. 

1  QOXGS  of  immortal  praise  belong 
^   To  my  almighty  God: 

He  bath  my  heart,  and  he  my  tongue, 
To  spread  his  name  abrou-d. 

2  How  great  the  works  his  hand  hath  wrought! 

How  glorious  in  our  sight! 
And  men  in  ev'ry  age  have  sought 
His  wonders  with  delight. 

3  How  most  exact  is  nature's  frame! 

How  wise  th'  eternal  mind! 
His  counsels  never  change  the  scheme 
That  his  first  thoughts  design'd. 

4  When  he  redeem'd  the  sons  of  men, 

He  fix'd  his  cov'nant  sure: 
The  orders,  that  his  lips  pronounce, 
To  endless  years  endure. 

5  Nature,  and  time,  and  earth,  and  skies, 

Thy  heav'nly  skill  proclaim. 
What  shall  we  do  to  make  us  wise, 
But  learn  to  read  thy  name? 

9  To  fear  thy  pow'r,  to  trust  thy  grace, 
Is  our  divinest  skill; 
And  he's  the  wisest  of  our  race, 
Who  best  obeys  thy  will. 

9o  (43.)       C.  M. 

^  °  •  God  holy  and  just. 

1  TTOLY  and  rev 'rend  is  the  name 
-"-  Of  our  eternal  King. 
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PERFECTIONS    OF    GOD.  29,   50 

Thrice  holy,  Lord!  the  angels  cry: 
Thrice  holy,  let  us  sing. 

2  Holy  is  he  in  all  his  works, 

And  saints  are  his  delight; 
But  sinners  and  their  wicked  ways 
Are  hateful  in  his  sight. 

3  The  deepest  rev'rcnce,  homage,  love, 

Pay,  O  my  soul,  to  God; 
Lift  with  thy  hands  a  holy  heart 
To  his  sublime  abode. 

4  Thou,  righteous  God!  preserve  my  mind 

From  all  pollution  free; 
Thine  image  form  within  my  breast, 
That  1  thy  face  may  see. 

29.  (**0     c-  m. 

1  f^  OD  is  a  Spirit,  just  and  wise; 
*~"    He  sees  our  inmost  mind. 

In  vuin  to  heav'n  we  raise  our  cries, 
And  leave  our  souls  behind. 

2  Nothing  but  truth  before  his  throne 

With  honour  can  appear. 
The  painted  hypocrites  are  known 
Through  the  disguise  they  wear. 

5  Their  lifted  eyes  salute  the  skies, 

Their  bended  knees  the  ground  : 
But  God  abhors  the  sacrifice, 
AY  here  not  the  heart  is  found. 

4  Lord !  search  my  thoughts,  and  tiy  my  ways 
And  make  my  soul  sincere: 
Then  shall  I  stand  before  thy  face, 
And  find  acceptance  there. 

30.  (46-)     c-  M« 

God  7io  respecter  of  persons. 
1  TIflTH  eye  impartial,  heav'n 's  high  King 
»  •    Surveys  each  human  tribe: 
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31  BEING  AXD 

No  earthly  pomp  his  eyes  can  charm. 
Nor  wealth  his  favour  bribe. 

2  The  rich  and  poor,  of  equal  clay, 

His  powerful  hand  d'd  frame; 

All  souls  are  his,  and  h»m  alike 

Their  common  Parent  claim. 

3  Ye  sons  of  men  of  high  degree, 

Your  great  Superior  own ; 
Praise  him  for  all  his  gifts,  and  pay 
Your  homage  at  his  throne. 

\  Trust  in  the  Lord,  ye  httinble  poor, 
And  banish  ev'ry  fear: 
The  God  you  serve  will  ne'er  forsake 
The  man  of  heart  sincere. 

Q1  (50.)       P.  M. 

°  * '  God  faithful. 

1  rjlHE  promises  I  sing, 

-*-   Which  love  supreme  hath  spokej 
Nor  will  th'  eternal  King 
His  words  of  grace  revoke. 

They  stand  secure 
And  steadfast  still: 
Not  Sion's  hill 
Abides  so  sure. 

2  The  mountains  melt  away, 

AMien  once  the  Judge  appears; 
And  sun  and  moon  decay, 
That  measure  mortal  years: 

But  still  the  same, 
In  radiant  lines, 
His  promise  shines 

Through  all  the  flame. 

$  Their  harmony  shall  sound 
Thro'  my  attentive  ears, 
"When  thunders  cleave  the  ground, 
And  dissipate  the  spheres. 
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PERFECTIONS   OF  GOD.         52,  55 

Midst  all  the  shock 
Of  that  dread  scene, 
I'll  stand  serene, 

Thy  word  my  rock. 

on  (si)     c.  m. 

God  benevolent  and  meraful. 
\    rpHY  ceaseless,  unexhausted  love, 
-*-  Unmerited  and  free, 
Delights  our  evil  to  remove, 
And  help  our  misery. 
2  Thou  waitest  to  he  gracious  still; 
Thou  dost  with  sinners  hear; 
That,  savM,  wi*  may  thy  goodness  i"e .  j 
And  all  thy  grace  declare. 
5  Thy  goodness  and  thy  truth,  to  mr , 
To  ev'rv  soul  abound; 
A  vast  unfathomable  sea, 

Where  all  our  thoughts  are  arc  *\  «' 

4  It-;  streams  the  whole  creation  rea  ,n, 

So  plenteous  is  the  store; 
Enough  for  all,  enough  for  each, 
Enough  for  evermore. 

5  Faithful,  O  Lord,  thy  mercies  arc; 

A  rock  which  cannot  move: 
A  thousand  promises  declare 

Thy  constancy  of  love. 
'0  Throughout  the  universe  it  reigns, 

Unalterably  sure; 
And,  while  the  truth  of  God  remains, 

His  goodness  must  endure. 

^  (52.)       P.   M. 

J  J»  God  is  love. 

1  ^\["V  God.  thy  boundless  love  I  praise; 
-**  How  bright  on  high  its  glories  blaze. 

How  sweetly  Bloom  below! 
It  streams  from  *rr  eternal  throne; 
Through  heav:^  rv  joys  for  ever  run, 
And  o'er  the  earth  they  flow. 
21 


54 


BEING    AXD 


2  'Tis  love  that  paints  the  purple  morn, 
And  hids  the  clouds,  in  air  upborne, 

Their  genial  drops  distil; 
In  ev'ry  vernal  beam  it  glows, 
And  breathes  in  ev'rv  gale  that  blows, 

And  glides  in  every  rill. 

3  It  robes  in  cheerful  green  the  ground, 
And  pours  its  flowery  beauties  round, 

W  hose  sweets  perfume  the  gale; 
Its  bounties  richly  spread  the  plain, 
The  blushing  fruit,  tiie  golden  grain, 

And  smije  on  ev'ry  vale. 

4  But  in  thy  gospel  see  it  shine 
With  grace  and  glories  more  divine, 

Proclaiming  sins  forgiv'n. 
There  faith,  bright  cherub,  points  the  way 
To  realms  of  everlasting  day, 

And  opens  all  her  heav'n. 

5  The^let  the  love,  that  makes  me  blest, 
With  cheerful  praise  inspire  my  breast, 

And  ardent  gratitude; 
And  all  my  thoughts  and  passions  tend 
To  thee,  my  Father  and  my  Friend, 

My  soul's  eternal  good. 

0  ,  (54.)       C.  M. 
°  *•                   God  gracious  to  all. 

1  ^  WFET  is  the  mem'ry  of  thy  grace, 
^  O  God,  my  heav'nly  King! 

Let  age  to  age  thy  righteousness 
In  sounds  of  glory  sing. 

2  God  reigns  on  high,  but  not  confine? 

His  goodness  to  the  sk-es. 
Through  the  whole  earth  his  bounty  shines, 
And  ev'ry  want  supplies. 

3  With  longing  eyes,  thy  creatures  wait 

On  thee  for  daily  food; 
Thy  lib'ral  hand  provides  their  meat, 
And  fills  their  mouths  with  good.    . 


PERFECTIONS    OF    COt).       35,  36 

4  How  kind  are  thy  compassions,  Lord! 

How  slow  thine  anger  moves4! 
But  soon  he  sends  his  pard'ning  word, 
To  cheer  the  souls  he  loves. 

5  Creatures,  with  all  their  endless  race, 

Thy  pow'r  and  praise  proclaim; 
But  saints,  who  taste  thy  richer  grace, 

Delight  to  bless  thy  name. 
05  (55.)         C.  At 

"v*         God's  mercies  unutterable. 

1  (")LTR  souls  with  pleasing  wonder  view 

The  bounties  of  thy  grace; 
How  much  bestow'd,  how  much  reserv'd, 
For  those  that  seek  thy  face. 

2  Thy  lib'ral  hand  with  worldly  bliss 

Oft  makes  their  cup  run  o'er; 
And  in  the  cov'nant  of  thy  love 
They  find  diviner  store. 

3  Her^  mercy  hides  their  num'rous  sins; 

Here  grace  their  souls  renews; 
Here  hope,  and  love,  and  joy,  and  peace 
Their  heav'nly  beams  diffuse. 

4  But  oh!  what  treasures  yet  unknown 

Are  lodg'd  in  worlds  to  come! 
If  these  th'  enjoyments  of  the  way, 
How  happy  is  their  home! 

5  And  what  shall  mortal  worms  reply? 

Or  how  such  goodness  own? 
But  'tis  our  joy,  that,  Lord,  to  thee 
Thy  servants'  hearts  are  known. 

6  Srnce  time's  too  short,  all-gracious  God, 

To  utter  half  thy  praise; 
Loud,  to  the  honour  of  thy  name, 
Eternal  hymns  we'll  raise. 

36  (56-)     s- m. 

God's  mercy  great  and  eternal. 
1  ]V{Y  soulj  repeat  his  praise, 

Whose  mercies  are  so  threat: 
23 


$7  BEING    ANI> 

Whose  a»ger  is  so  slow  to  rise, 
So  ready  to  abate. 

2  God  will  not  always  chide; 

And,  when  his  wrath  is  felt, 
His  strokes  are  fewer  than  our  crimes, 
And  lighter  than  our  guilt. 

3  High  as  the  heav'ns  are  raised 

Above  the  ground  we  tread, 
So  far  the  riches  of  his  grace 
Our  highest  thoughts  exceed. 

4  His  grace  subdues  our  sins; 

And  his  forgiving  love, 
Far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west, 
Doth  all  our  guilt  remove. 

5  The  pity  of  the  Lord 

To  those  who  fear  his  name, 
Is  such  as  tender  parents  feel; 
He  knows  our  feeble  frame. 

6  Our  days  are  as  the  grass, 

Or  like  the  morning  flower ! 
If  one  sharp  blast  sweep  o'er  the  field, 
It  withers  in  an  hour. 

7  But  thy  compassions,  Lord, 

To  endless  years  endure; 
And  children's  children  ever  find 
Thy  words  of  promise  sure. 

(31.)      L.  M. 
«*'•  The  glory  of  God. 

1  "yE  sons  of  men,  in  sacred  lays, 

*-    Attempt  the  great  Creator's  praise; 
But  who  an  equal  song  can  frame? 
What  verse  can  reach  the  lofty  theme? 

2  He  sits  enthron'd  amidst  the  spheres, 
And  glory  like  a  garment  wears; 

While  boundless  wisdom,  pow'r,  and  grace, 
Command  our  awe,  transcend  our  praise. 
84 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD.  38 

i  Before  his  throne  a  shining  band 
Of  cherubs  and  of  seraphs  stand; 
Ethereal  spirits,  who  m  flight 
Outstrip  the  rapid  speed  of  light. 

4  To  God  all  nature  owes  its  birth, 

lie  form '<f  this  pond'rous  globe  of  earth, 
He  raised  the  glorious  arch  on  high, 
And  measur'd  out  the  azure  sky. 

5  In  ;dl  our  Maker's  grand  designs, 
Omnipotence  with  wisdom  shines. 

His  works,  through  all  this  wondrous  frame, 
Bear  the  great  impress  of  his  name. 

6  Rais'd  on  devotion's  lofty  wing, 
Let  us  his  high  perfections  sing. 

O  Let  his  praise  employ  our  tongue, 
Whilst  list'ning  worlds  applaud  the  song! 

,„  C.  M. 

•J(K  Goths  Love,  1  John,  iv.  8. 

1  \  MID  the  splendours  of  thy  state, 
*-"*-  My  God,  thy  love  appears 
With  the  soft  radiance  of  the  moon 

Among  a  thousand  stars. 

2  Nature  through  all  her  ample  round 

Thy  boundless  power  proclaims. 
And,  in  melodious  accent,  speak 
The  goodness  of  thy  names. 

3  Thy  justice,  holiness,  and  truth, 

Our  solemn  awe  excite; 
But  the  sweet  charms  of  sovereign  grace 
O'erwhelm  us  with  delight. 

4  Sinai,  in  clouds,  and  smoke,  and  fire, 

Thunders  thy  dreadful  name; 
But  Sion  sings,  in  melting  notes, 
The  honours  of  the  Lamb. 

5  In  all  thy  doctrines  and  commands, 

Thy  counsels  and  designs, 


39,  40       PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 

In  ev'ry  work  thy  hands  have  fram'd, 
Thy  love  supremely  shines. 

6  Angels  and  men  the  news  proclaim 
Through  earth  and  heaven  ahove, 
The  joyful,  the  transporting  news, 
That  God  the  Lord  is  Love! 

qq  l.  at 

ov'  A  Song  of  Praise  to  God. 

1  npO  God,  the  universal  King, 

■*-  Let  all  mankind  their  tribute  bring; 
All  that  have  breath,  your  voices  raise, 
In  songs  of  never-ceasing  praise. 

2  The  spacious  earth  on  which  we  tread, 
And  wider  heavens  stretch'd  o'er  our  head, 
A  large  and  solemn  temple  frame 

To  celebrate  its  Builder's  fame. 

3  Here  the  bright  sun,  that  rules  the  day, 
As  through  the  sky  he  makes  his  way, 
To  all  the  world  proclaims  aloud 
The  boundless  sov'reignty  of  God. 

i  When  from  his  courts  the  sun  retires, 
And  with  the  day  his  voice  expires, 
The  moon  and  stars  adopt  the  song, 
And  through  the  night  the  praise  prolong. 

5  The  listening  earth  with  rapture  hears 
The  harmonious  music  of  the  spheres; 
And  all  her  tribes  the  notes  repeat, 
That  God  is  wise,  and  good,  and  great. 

6  But  man,  endowed  with  nobler  powers, 
His  God  in  nobler  strains  adores; 

His  is  the  gift  to  know  the  song, 
As  well  as  sing  with  tuneful  tongue. 

40.  (309.)      L.  M. 

A  INTERNAL  and  immortal  King! 
"  Thy  peerless  splendours  none  can  bearj 
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TRINITY.  41 

iiut  darkness  veils  seraphic  eyes; 

When  God  with  all  his  glory's  there. 

2  Yet  faith  can  pierce  the  awful  gloom, 
The  great  Invisible  can  see; 
And  with  its  tremblings  mingle  joy, 
In  fix\l  regards,  great  God!  to  thee. 
5  'Then  ev'ry  tempting  form  of  sin, 

Aw'd  by  thy  presence,  disappears; 
And  all  the  glowing  raptur'd  soul 

The  likeness,  it  contemplates,  wears. 

4  O  ever  conscious  to  my  heart! 

Witness  to  its  supreme  desire; 
Behold  it  presses  on  to  thee, 

For  it  hath  caught  the  heav'nly  fire. 

5  This  one  petition  m  ould  I  urge: 

To  bear  thee  ever  in  my  sight! 
In  life,  in  death,  in  worlds  unknown, 
My  only  portion  and  delight. 

TRINITY. 

,,  C.  M. 

4-  J  •     The  Doctrine  and  Use  of  the  Tnnity 
Eph.   ii.   18. 

1  "FEATHER  of  glory  !  to  thy  name 
-*-     Immortal  praise  we  give, 
Who  dost  an  act  of  grace  proclaim, 

And  bid  us  rebels  live. 

2  Immortal  honour  to  the  Son, 

Who  makes  thine  anger  cease; 
Our  lives  he  ransom'd  with  his  own, 
And  died  to  make  >ur  peace. 

3  To  thy  Almighty  Spirit  be 

Immortal  glory  given, 
Whose  iniluence  brings  us  near  To  thee, 
j^nd  trains  us  up  for  heaven. 

a; 


42.   43  TRIXITY. 

4  Let  men,  with  their  united  voice, 

Adore  th'  eternal  God, 
And  spread  his  honours  and  their  joys 
Through  nations  far  ahroad. 

5  Let  faith,  and  love,  and  duty  jam, 

One  general  song  to  raise; 
Let  saints  in  earth  and  heaven  combine 
In  harmony  and  praise. 

42,  L-  M- 

.1  Sonzr  of  Praise  to  the  ever-blessed  Trim  if* 

1  T>LESS'D  be  the  Father  and  his  love; 
-*-*  To  whose  celestial  source  we  owe 
Rivers  of  endless  joy  above, 

And  rills  of  comfort  here  below. 

2  Glory  to  thee,  great  Son  of  God, 
From  whose  dear  wounded  body  rolls 
A  precious  stream  of  vital  blood, 
Pardon  and  life  for  dying  souls. 

3  We  give  the  sacred  Spirit  praise, 
AVho  in  our  hearts  of  sin  and  wo 
Makes  living  springs  of  grace  arise, 
And  into  boundless  glory  flow. 

4  Thus  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 
And  God  the  Spirit,  we  adore, 
That  sea  of  life  and  love  unknown, 
Without  a  bottom  or  a  shore. 

A  Q  R    M' 

^J-  To  the  Trinity 

1  TJOLY,  holy,  holy  Lord! 
■*■■■-  Self-existent  Deity, 

By  the  hosts  of  heaven  ador'd, 

Teach  us  how  to  worship  thee: 
Only  uncreated  mind, 

Wonders  in  thy  nature  meet; 
Perfect  Unity  combm'd 

With  Society  complete. 

2  All  perfection  dwells  in  thee, 

>*ow  to  us  obscurelv  known, 


PRAISE    TO    GOD. 

Three  in  one,  and  one  in  three, 
Great  Jehovah,  God  :done! 

Be  our  all,  O  Lord  divine! 

Father,  Saviour,  Vital  Breath! 

Body,  spirit,  soul  be  thine, 
Now,  and  at,  and  after  death! 

S  Glorious,  tnou,  in  holiness, 

Father  didst  thy  rights  maintain; 
Truth  and  grace  at  once  express, 

When  thy  only  Son  was  slain: 
Here  is  deepest  wisdom  seen; 

Here  the  richest  stores  of  grace; 
Mildest  love,  and  vengeance  keen; 

O  how  bright  their  mingled  rays! 
4  Fearful  thou  in  praises  too, 

Loving  Saviour,  slaughter'd  Lamb! 
We  with  joy  and  reverence  view 

All  thy  glory,  all  thy  shame! 
Be  thy  death  the  death  of  sin, 

Be  thy  life  the  sinner's  plea; 
Save  me,  teach  me,  rule  within, 

Prophet,  Priest,  and  King  to  me. 


PRAISE  TO  GOD. 

^■^'Pvaise  to  God  as  the  Creator  and  Preni)  ue>« 

1  13EFORE  Jehovah's  awful  throne, 
■*-*  Ye  nations  bow  with  sacred  joy: 
Know  that  the  Lord  is  God  alone; 

He  can  create,  and  he  destroy. 

2  His  sov'reign  pow'r,  without  our  aid, 

Made  us  of  clay,  and  form'd  us  men, 
And  when  like  wandVing  sheep  we  stray'd 
He  brought  us  to  his  fold  again. 

3  We  are  his  people,  we  his  care, 

Our  souls  and  all  our  mortal  frame: 
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45  PRA1SK  TO   GOD. 

"What  lasting  honours  shall  we  rear, 
Almighty  Maker,  to  thy  name } 
4  WV11  crowd  thy  gates  with  thankful  songs; 
High  as  the  Heav'ns  our  voices  raise; 

And  earth,  with  her  ten  thousand  tongues, 
Shall  fill  thy  courts  with  sounding  praise. 

6   Wide  as  the  world  is  thy  command; 
Vast  as  eternity  thy  love; 
Firm  as  a  rock  thy  truth  must  stand, 

When  rolling  years  shall  cease  to  move. 

(3.)       C.  M. 

a  p-  Praise  to  God  for  Preservation 

*  ** •  and  Redemption. 

1  XTE  humble  souls,  approach  your  God 

■*■    With  songs  of  sacred  praise; 
For  He  is  good,  immensely  good, 
And  kind  are  all  his  ways. 

2  AH  nature  owns  his  guardian  care; 

In  him  we  live  and  move: 

But  nobler  benefits  declare 

The  wonders  of  his  love. 

3  He  gave  his  Son,  his  only  Son, 

To  ransom  rebel  worms. 
Tis  here  he  makes  his  goodness  known 
In  its  diviner  forms. 

4  To  this  dear  refuge,  Lord,  we  come; 

'Tis  here  our  hope  relies; 
A  safe  defence,  a  peaceful  home, 
When  storms  of  trouble  rise. 

5  Thine  eye  beholds  with  kind  regard 

The  souls  who  trust  in  thee; 
Their  humble  hope  thou  wilt  reward 
With  bliss  divinely  free. 

6  Great  God,  to  thy  almighty  love 

What  honours  shall  we  raise  > 
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PRAISE  TO   GOD.  46,  AT 

Not  all  the  raptur'd  songs  above 
Can  render  equal  praise. 

tr  (5)      I,   M 

4  O.  Praise  for  the  JMercies  of  God. 

1  f^IVE  to  our  God  immortal  praise! 
^-*  Mercy  and  truth  are  all  liis  ways. 
Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong: 
liepeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 

2  Give  to  the  Lord  of  lords  renown, 
The  King  of  kings  with  glory  crown. 
His  mercies  ever  shall  endure, 

When  lords  and  kings  are  known  no  more: 

3  He  built  the  earth,  he  spread  the  sky, 
And  fix'd  the  starry  lights  on  high. 
"Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong: 
Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 

4  He  fills  the  sun  with  morning  light; 
He  bids  the  moon  direct  the  night. 
His  mercies  ever  shall  endure, 

When  suns  and  moons  shall  shine  no  more. 

5  He  sent  his  Son  with  pow'r  to  save 
From  guilt,  and  darkness,  and  the  grave. 
"Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong: 
Kepeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 

6  Through  this  vain  world  he  guides  our  feet, 
And  leads  us  to  his  heav'nly  seat. 

His  mercies  ever  shall  endure, 

When  this  vain  world  shall  be  no  more. 

47.  (7.)       P.   M. 

1  T'LL  praise  my  Maker,  whilst  I've  breath; 
•*■  And,  when  my  voice  is  lost  in  death, 
Praise  shall  employ  my  nobler  pow'rs. 
My  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  past 
Win  1st  life  and  thought  and  being  last, 
Or  immortality  endures. 
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48  PRAISE   ro  GOD. 

2  Happy  the  man  whose  hopes  rely 
On  Israel's  God,  v.  ho  made  the  sky, 

Ami  earth,  and  seas,  with  all  their  train* 
His  truth  far  ever  stands  secure; 
He  saves  th'  oppress'd,  lie  feeds  the  poor; 

And  none  shall  find  his  promise  vain. 

3  The  Lord  pours  eve-sight  on  the  blind; 
The  Lord  supports  the  fainting  mind; 

He  sends  the  laVriltg  conscience  peace; 
He  helps  the  stranger  in  distress, 
The  widow  and  the  fatherless, 

And  grants  the  pris'ner  sweet  release. 

4  111  praise  him,  while  he  lends  me  breath; 
And,  when  my  voice  is  lost  in  death, 

Praise  shall  employ  my  nobler  pow'rs. 
My  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  past, 
Whilst  life  and  thought  and  being  last, 

Or  immortality  endures. 

48.  (9.)       P.   M 

1  rpo  your  Creator  God, 

-*-    Your  great  Preserver,  raise, 
Ye  creatures  of  his  hand, 
Your  highest  notes  of  praise. 

Let  ev'ry  voice 
Proclaim  his  pow'r, 
His  name  adore, 
And  loud  rejoice. 

2  Thou  source  of  light  and  heat, 

Bright  sbv'reign  of  the  day, 
Dispensing  blessings  round, 

With  all-diffusive  ray; 
From  morn  to  night, 
With  ev'ry  beam, 
Record  his  name, 

Who  made  thee  bright. 

3  Pair  regent  of  the  night, 

With  all  thy  starry  train, 
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PRAISE    TO     GOD.  49 

Wtkich  rise  in  silent  hosts, 
To  gild  the  azure  plains 

With  countless  rays 
Declare  his  name, 
Prolong  the  tlume, 

Reflect  his  praise. 

A  Let  all  the  creatures  join 
To  celebrate  his  name, 
And  all  their  various  pow'ra 
Assist  th'  exalted  theme. 

Let  nature  raise 
From  ev'rv  tongue 
A  g rneral  song 
Of  grateful  praise. 

5   Hut  oh !  from  human  tongues 
Should  nobler  praises  flow; 
And  ev'ry  thankful  heart 
With  warm  devotion  glow. 

Your  voices  raise, 
Ye  highly  blest 
A     n  e  the  rest; 
Declare  his  praise. 

49.  Uo.)     p.  m. 

1  fl  LORY  be  to  God  on  high, 

"   God,  whose  glory  tills  the  sky; 

Peace  on  earth  to  man  forgiv'n, 

Man,  the  well  belov'd  of  heaven. 
Glory  be  to  God  on  high, 
God,  whose  glory  fills  the  sky. 

2  Favoured  mortals,  raise  the  song; 
Kndless  thanks  to  God  belong; 

Hearts  o'erflowing  with  his  praise, 

Join  the  hymns  your  voices  raise: 

Glory  be,&c. 

$  Call  the  tribes  of  beings  round, 
From  creation's  utmost  -bound; 
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50,    51  PRAISE  TO    GOD. 

"Where  the  Godhead  shines  confess'd, 
There  be  solemn  praise  addressed : 

Glory  be,&Ci 

4  Mark  the  wonders  of  his  hand ! 
Pow'r,  no  empire  can  withstand; 
Wisdom,  angels'  glorious  theme; 
Goodness,  one  eternal  stream: 

Glory  be,kc, 

5  Awful  Being!  from  thy  throne 
Send  thy  promis'd  blessings  down 
Let  thy  light,  thy  truth,  thy  peace, 
Bid  our  raging  passions  cease: 

Glory  be,  See 

50.  (ii)     s.  m. 

1  |^OME,  sound  his  praise  abroad, 
^    And  hymns  of  glory  sing! 
Jehovah  is  the  sovereign  God, 

The  universal  King. 

2  He  form'd  the  deeps  unknown; 

He  gave  the  seas  their  bound; 
The  wat'ry  worlds  are  ail  his  own, 
And  all  the  solid  ground. 

3  Come,  worship  at  his  throne; 

Come,  bow  before  the  Lord. 
"We  are  his  works  and  not  our  own.; 
He  form'd  us  by  his  word. 

4  To  day  attend  his  voice, 

Xor  dare  provoke  his  rod; 
Come,  like  the  people  of  his  choice, 
And  own  your  gracious  God! 

51.  P*0     c.  m. 

1  TXDULGEXT  Father!  how  divine, 
■■■  How  bright  thy  bounties  are! 
Through  nature's  ample  round  they  shine, 
Thy  goodness  to  declare. 
3* 


PRAISE  TO    GOD.  52 

f  Hut  in  the  nobler  work  of  £*race, 
What  sweeter  mercy  smiles 
In  my  benign  Redeemer's  face, 
And  ev'ry  fear  beguiles! 

3  Such  wonders,  Lord,  while  I  survey, 

To  thee  my  thanks  shall  rise, 
When  morning  ushers  in  the  day, 
Or  ev'ning  veils  the  skies. 

4  When  glimm'ring  life  resigns  its  flame, 

Thy  praise  shall  tune  my  breath. 
rhe  sweet  remembrance  of  thy  name 
Shall  gild  the  shades  of  death. 

5  lint,  oh!  how  blest  mv  song  shall  rise, 

When  freed    from  feeble  clay, 
And  all  thy  glories  meet  mine  eyes 
In  one  eternal  day. 

6  Not  seraphs,  who  resound  thy  name 

Through  yon  ethereal  plains, 
Shall  glow  with  a  diviner  flame, 
Or  raise  sublimer  strains. 

52.  (17.)       C.   M. 

t   T  ONG  as  I  live,  I'll  bless  thy  name, 
-"  God  of  eternal  love ! 
My  work  and  joy  shall  be  the  same, 
In  the  bright  world  above. 

2  Great  is  the  Lord,  his  pow'r  unknown, 

And  let  his  praise  be  great: 
ril  sing  the  honours  of  thy  throne, 
Thy  works  of  grace  repeat. 

3  Thy  grace  shall  dwell  upon  my  tongue; 

And,  while  my  lips  rejoice, 
The  men  that  hear  my  sacred  song 
Shall  join  their  cheerful  voice. 

4  Fathers  to  sons  shall  teach  thy  name 

And  children  learn  thy  ways; 

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53  PRAISE  TO  GOD. 

Ages  to  come  thy  truth  proclaim, 
And  nations  sound  thy  praise. 

5  Thy  glorious  deeds  of  ancient  date, 

Shall  through  the  -world  be  known: 
Thine  arm  of  pow'r,  thy  heav'nly  state, 
With  public  splendour  shown. 

6  The  -world  is  manag'd  by  thy  hands, 

Thy  saints  are  rul'd  by  love; 

And  thine  eternal  kingdom  stands, 

Tho'  rocks  and  hills  remove. 

53.  (22.)       S.  M. 

1  Q  BLESS  the  Lord,  my  soul! 
^   Let  all  wi thin  me  join, 

And  aid  my  tongue  to  bless  his  name, 
Whose  favours  are  divine. 

2  O  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul ! 

Nor  let  his  mercies  lie 

Forgotten  in  imthankfulness, 

And  without  praises  die. 

3  'Tis  he  forgives  thy  sins; 

Tis  he  relieves  thy  pain; 
'Tis  he  that  heals  thy  sicknesses, 
And  gives  thee  strength  again. 

4  He  crowns  thy  life  -with  love, 

When  rescu'd  from  the  grave, 
He,  that  redeem'd  our  souls  from  death* 
Hath  boundless  po-w'r  to  save. 

5  He  fills  the  poor  with  good; 

He  gives  the  sufferers  rest. 
The  Lord  hath  justice  for  the  proud, 
And  mercy  for  th'  oppress'd. 

6  His  -wondrous  works  and  -ways 

He  made  by  Moses  known; 
But  sent  the  world  his  ti*uth  and  grace 
By  his  beloved  Son. 


PIIAISE  TO  GOD.  54,  55 

51.  (**■)     L  M- 

1  IN  glad  amazement,  Lord,  I  stand, 
■*■  Amidst  the  bounties  of thy  hand. 
How  numberless  those  bounties  aref 
How  rich,  tiow  various,  and  how  fair! 

2  But  O!  what  poor  returns  I  make! 
What  lifeless  thanks  I  pay  thee  back! 
Lord!  I  confess  with  humble  shame, 
My  ofTrings  scarce  deserve  the  name. 

:>   Tain  would  my  tabbing  heart  devise 
To  brine  some  nobler  sacrifice. 
It  sinks  beneath  the  mighty  load: 
What  shall  I  render  to  my  God? 

4  To  him  I  consecrate  my  praise, 
And  vow  the  remnant  of  my  days. 
Yet,  what  at  best,  I  can  pretend, 
Worthy  such  gifts  from  such  a  friend? 

r    In  deep  abasement,  Lord,  I  see 
M\  emptiness  and  poverty. 
Enrich  my  soul  with  grace  divine, 
And  make  me  worthier  to  be  thine. 

6  Give  me  at  length  an  angel's  tongue, 
That  heav'n  may  echo  w  ith  my  song. 
The  theme,  too  great  for  time,  shall  be 
The  joy  of  long  eternity. 

55.  s  M 

God  all,  and in  all ,  Psalm  lxxiii.  25. 

t  1\TY  God,  my  life,  mv  love, 
1?1  To  thee,  to  thee,  I  call, 
I  cannot  live  if  thou  remove, 
For  thou  art  all  in  all. 

2  Thy  shining  grace  can  cheer 

This  dungeon  where  1  dwell; 
Tia  paradise  when  thou  art  here, 

If  thou  depart,  'tis  hell. 

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56  PRAISE  TO  GOD; 

3  To  thee,  and  thee  alone, 
The  angels  owe  their  bliss; 

They  sit  around  thy  gracious  throne^ 
And  dwell  where  Jesus  is. 

4  Xot  all  the  harps  above 
Can  make  a  heavenly  place, 

If  God  his  residence  remove, 
Or  but  conceal  his  face. 

5  Xor  earth,  nor  all  the  sky 
Can  one  delight  afford, 

No,  not  a  drop  of  real  joy, 
Without  thy  presence,  Lord. 

6  To  thee  my  spirits  fly 
With  infinite  desire, 

And  yet  how  far  from  thee  I  lie! 
Deal*  Jesus  raise  me  nigher. 

56.  c-  M- 

God  glorious  and  Sinners  saved,  Rom.  i.  30L 
v  Chap.  v.  8,  9.  1  Pet.  rii.  22. 

1  T^  ATHER,  how  wide  thy  glories  shine ! 
■*•    How  high  thy  wonders  rise! 

Known  through  the  earth  by  thousand  signs, 
By  thousands  through  the  skies. 

2  Those  mighty  orbs  proclaim  thy  power, 

Their  motions  speak  thy  skill, 
And  on  the  wings  of  every  hour 
We  read  thy  patience  still. 

3  But  when  we  view  thy  strange  design 

To  save  rebellious  worms, 
Our  souls  are  filPd  with  awe  divine, 
To  see  what  God  performs. 

4  When  sinners  break  the  Father's  law, 

The  dying  Son  atones; 
Oli  the  dear  mysteries  of  his  cross! 
The  triumph  of  his  groans! 
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PRAISE  TO   GOD.  57 

S  Now  the  full  glories  of  the  Lamb 
Adorn  tlu-  beaveidy  plains; 
Sweet  cherubs  learn  ImraanuePs  name, 
Ami  try  their  choicest  strains. 

;  O  may  1  bear  some  humble  part 

In  that  immortal  song; 
Wonder  and  joy  shall  tunc-  my  heart, 
And  love  command  my  tongue. 

1)1.  (315.  j       P.   M. 

1  TJAREXT  ojf  good !  thy  works  of  might 
■*■     I  trace  with  wonder  and  delight; 

Thy  name  is  all  divine. 
There's  naught  in  earth  or  sea  or  air, 
Or  heav'n  itself,  that's  good  or  fair, 
But  what  is  wholly  thine. 

2  Immensely  high  thy  glories  rise; 

They  strike  my  soul  with  sweet  surprise, 

And  sacred  pleasure  yield: 
An  ocean  wide  without  a  bound, 
Where  ev'ry  noble  wish  is  drown'd, 

And  ev'ry  want  is  filPd. 

5  To  thee  my  warm  affections  move, 
In  Bweet astonishment  and  love, 

While  at  thy  feet  I  tail; 
I  pant  for  nought  beneath  the  skies; 
To  thee  my  ardent  wishes  rise, 

O  my  eternal  All ! 

4  What  shall  I  do  to  spread  thy  praise, 
My  God  !  through  my  remaining  days, 

Or  how  thy  name  adore? 
To  thee  1  consecrate  my  breath; 
Let  me  be  thine  in  life  and  death, 
And  thine  for  evermore. 

3(J  3 


58,    59  THE  WORKS  OF  GOD. 


THE  WORKS  OF  GOD. 

no  (63.)       C.   M. 

*JO'         GocVs  love  displayed  in  creation, 

1  XT  AIL,  great  Creator,  wise  and  good! 
■*--*-  To  thee  our  songs  we  raise. 
Nature,  thro'  all  her  various  scenes, 

Invites  us  to  thy  praise. 

2  At  morning,  noon,  and  ev'ning  mild, 

Fresh  wonders  strike  our  view; 
And  while  we  gaze,  our  hearts  exult, 
With  transports  ever  new. 

S   Thy  glory  beams  in  ev'ry  star, 

Which  gilds  the  gloom  of  night; 
And  decks  the  smiling  face  of  mora 
With  rays  of  cheerful  light. 

4  The  lofty  hill,  the  humble  lawn, 

Witli  countless  beauties  shine; 
The  silent  grove,  the  awful  shade, 
Proclaim  thy  pow'r  divine. 

5  Great  nature's  God!  still  may  these  scenei 

Our  serious  hours  engage ! 
Still  may  our  grateful  hearts  consult 
Thy  works'  instructive  page! 

6  And  while  in  all  thy  wondrous  works, 

Thy  varied  love  we  see; 
Still  may  the  contemplation  lead 
Qur  hearts,  O  God,  to  thee ! 

no  (61.)      L.  M. 

*K».  Works  of  God, 

1  rnHE  spacious  firmament  on  high, 
■*■    With  all  the  blue  ethereal  sky, 
And  spangled  heav'ns,  a  shining  frame, 
Their  great  Original  proclaim. 

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THE  WORKS   OF  GOD.  60 

t  Tli*  unwearied  sun,  from  day  to  day, 
Does  his  Creator's  pow'r  display, 
And  publishes  to  ev'rv  land 
The  work  of  an  almighty  hand. 

S  Soon  as  the  ev'ning  shades  prevail, 
The  moon  takes  up  the  wondrous  tale, 
And  nightly  to  the  list'ning  earth 
Repeats  the  story  of  her  birth: 

4  Whilst  all  the  stars  that  round  her  burn, 
And  all  the  planets  in  their  turn, 
Confirm  the  tidings,  as  they  roll. 

And  spread  the  truth  from  pole  to  pole. 

5  What  though  in  solemn  silence  all 
Move  round  the  dark  terrestrial  ball? 
What  tho'  nor  real  voice  nor  sound 
Amidst  their  radiant  orbs  be  found? 

6  In  reason's  ear  they  all  rejoice, 
And  utter  forth  a  glorious  voice, 
For  ever  singing,  as  they  shine— 
The  hand  that  made  us  is  divine, 

rf|  (64.)       C.  M. 

UU.  Jill  tilings  dependent  on  God 

1  TirE  sing  th'  almighty  pow'r  of  God, 

"  *     Who  bade  the  mountains  rise, 

Who  spread  the  flowing  seas  abroad, 

And  built  the  lofty  skies. 

£  We  sing  the  wisdom  that  ordain'd 
The  sun  to  rule  the  day; 
The  moon  shines  full  at  his  command, 
And  all  the  stars  obey. 

3  We  sing  the  goodness  of  the  Lord, 

Who  fills  the  earth  with  food; 
Who  form'd  his  creatures  by  a  word, 
And  then  pronounc'd  tliem  good. 

4  Lord,  how  thy  wonders  are  display M, 

Where'er  we  turn  our  eyes: 

41  v 


61,   62  THE  WORKS  OF  GOD. 

Whether  we  view  the  ground  we  tread, 
Or  gaze  upon  the  skies ! 

5  There's  not  a  plant  nor  flow'r  below, 

But  makes  thy  glories  known; 
And  clouds  arise,  and  tempests  blow, 
By  order  frcm  thy  throne. 

6  On  him  each  moment  ue  depend; 

If  he  withdraw,  we  die. 
Oh  may  we  ne'er  that  God  offend, 
Who  is  for  ever  nigh! 

fl  (65.)       L.  M. 

®  J  •  The  riches  of  divine  goodness. 

1  T  ET  the  high  heav'ns  your  songs  invite; 
•*-*  Those  spacious  fields  of  brilliant  light, 
Where  sun,  and  moon,  and  planets  roll, 
And  stars  that  glow  from  pole  to  pole. 

2  Sing  earth  in  verdant  robes  array 'd, 

Its  herbs  and  flowers,  its  fruits  and  shade; 

Peopled  with  life  of  various  forms, 

Of  fish,  and  fowl,  and  beasts,  and  worms. 

3  View  the  broad  sea's  majestic  plains, 
And  think  how  Avide  its  Maker  reigns. 
That  band  remotest  nations  joins; 
And  on  each  wave  his  goodness  shines. 

4  But  O!  that  brighter  world  above, 
Where  lives  and  reigns  incarnate  love! 
God's  only  Son,  in  flesh  array 'd, 

For  man  a  bleeding  victim  made ! 

5  Thither  my  soul,  with  rapture  soar; 
There  in  the  land  of  praise  adore ! 
The  theme  demands  an  angel's  Jay, 
Demands  an  everlasting  day. 

r9  L.  M. 

vA'Sun,  .Moon,  a?id  Starts,  praise  the  l/)ra\ 
1  T^AIREST  of  all  the  lights  above, 

*-    Thou  sun,  whose  beams  adorn  the  spheres 
42 


THE  WORKS  OF  GOD*  6S 

And  with  unwearied  swiftness  move, 
To  form  the  circles  of  our  years; 

2  Praise  the  Creator  of  the  skies, 

That  dre&s'd  thine  orb  in  golden  rays; 
Or  let  the  sun  forget  to  rise, 

If  lie  forget  his  Maker's  praise! 

3  Thou  reigning  beauty  of  the  night, 

Fair  queen  of  silence,  silver  moon, 
Whose  gentle  beams,  and  borrow'd  light, 
Are  softer  rivals  of  the  noon; 

I  Arise,  and  to  that  sovereign  Power 
Waxing  and  waning  honours  pay, 
Who  bade  thee  rule  the  dusky  hour, 
And  half  supply  the  absent  day  ! 

5  Ye  twinkling  stars  that  gild  the  skies, 

When  darkness  has  its  curtain  drawn; 
That  keep  your  watch  with  wakeful  eyes, 
When  business,  cares,  and  day,  are  gone 

6  Proclaim  the  glories  of  your  Lord, 

Dispers'd  through  all  the  heavenly  street. 
Whose  boundless  treasures  can  afford 
So  rich  a  pavement  for  his  feet! 

7  O  God  of  glory,  God  of  love, 

Thou  art  the  sun  that  makes  our  days; 
With  all  thy  shining  works  above 
Let  man  attempt  to  speak  thy  praise ! 

63. 


The  Ministry  nfslngels. 

S  God !  what  hosts  of  ange 

■-*    In  shining  ranks  at  thy  right  hand, 
Array'd  in  robes  of  dazzling  light, 
With  pinions  stretch'd  for  distant  flight! 


\   f^  REAT  God!  what  hosts  ot  angels  stand, 

^-*     Tn  nhinino1  ranltft  &1  tbv  riidit  jiuiwl 


i  2  Immortal  fires!  seraphic  flames! 

\\  ho  can  recount  their  various  names? 
In  strength  and  beauty  they  excel; 
For  near  the  throne  of  God  they  dwell. 
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64  THE  WORKS  OF  GOD. 

3  How  eagerly  they  wish  to  know 
The  duties  he  would  have  them  do: 
What  joy  their  active  spirits  feel, 
To  execute  their  Sovereign's  will ! 

4  Hither,  at  his  command,  they  fly 
To  guard  the  beds  on  which  "we  lie; 
To  shield  our  persons  night  and  day, 
And  scatter  all  our  fears  away. 

5  Send,  O  my  God,  some  angel  down, 
(Though  to  a  mortal  eye  unknown,) 
To  guide  and  guard  my  doubtful  way 
Up  to  the  realms  of  endless  day* 

R4  c- M- 

J±*  The  soid.  Mark  viii.  36. 

"IT"  1 1  AT  is  the  thing  of  greatest  price, 

'  "    The  whole  creation  round? 

That  which  was  lost  in  Paradise, 

That  which  in  Christ  is  found: 

2  The  soul  of  man — Jehovah's  breath 

That  keeps  two  worlds  at  strife; 
Hell  moves  beneath  to  work  its  death, 
Heaven  stoops  to  give  it  life. 

3  God,  to  redeem  it,  did  not  spare 

His  well  beloved  Son; 
ilesus,  to  save  it,    deign 'd  to  bear 
The  sins  of  all  in  one. 

4  And  is  this  treasure  borne  below, 

In  earthen  vessels  frail } 
Can  none  its  utmost  value  know, 
Till  flesh  and  spirit  fail? 

Then  let  us  gather  round  the  cros9> 

That  knowledge  to  obtain; 
Not  by  the  soul's  eternal  loss, 

But  everlasting  gain. 
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PROVIDENCE  OF  GOD.         65,    66 

PROVIDENCE  OF  GOD. 

cr  (71.)      C.  M. 

"«•  Volume  of  divine  providence. 

1  T  ET  the  whole  race  of  creatures  lie 
•*-**  Abas'd  before  the  Lord ! 
Whate'er  his  pow'rful  hand  has  form'd, 

He  governs  with  a  word. 

2  Ten  thousand  ages  ere  the  skies 

Were  into  motion  brought, 
All  the  long  years  and  worlds  to  come 
Stood  present  to  his  thought. 

3  There's  not  a  sparrow  or  a  worm 

O'erlook'd  in  his  decrees, 
He  raise*  monarchs  to  a  throne, 
Or  sinks  with  equal  ease. 

4  If  light  attend  the  course  I  go, 

1'is  he  provides  the  rays; 
And  'tis  his  hand  that  hides  the  sun, 
If  darkness  cloud  my  days. 

5  Trusting  his  wisdom  and  his  love, 

I  would  not  wish  to  know, 
What  in  the  book  of  his  decrees 
Awaits  me  here  below. 

6  Be  this  alone  my  fervent  pray'r: 

Whate'er  my  lot  shall  be, 
Or  joys,  or  sorrows,  may  they  form 
My  soul  for  heav'n  and  thee ! 

66.  (,72 ■)    c-  M- 

God's  dispensations  merciful. 

1  rpHE  Lord,  how  fearful  is  his  name! 
-■-    How  wide  is  his  command! 

Nature,  with  all  her  moving  frame, 
Rests  on  his  mighty  hand. 

2  Immortal  glory  forms  his  throne, 

And  light  his  awful  robe, 
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67  PROVIDENCE  OF  GOD- 

Whilst,  with  a  smile  or  with  a  frowe, 
He  manages  the  globe. 

5  Adoring  angels  round  him  fall, 
In  all  their  shining  forms. 
His  so v 'reign  eve  looks  thro'  them  all, 
And  pities  mortal  worms. 

4  His  bowels  to  our  worthless  race 

In  sweet  compassion  move; 
He  clothes  his  looks  with  softest  grace, 
And  takes  his  title,  love. 

5  Now,  let  the  Lord  for  ever  reign, 

And  sway  us  as  he  will. 
Sick,  or  in  health,  in  ease,  or  pain, 
We  are  his  fav "rites  still. 

(37#  (75.)       L.   M. 

God  provides  for  all. 

1  r~^  KEATEST  of  beings,  source  of  life, 
VT  Sov'reign  of  air,  and  earth,  and  sea! 
All  nature  feels  thy  pow'r;  but  man 

A  grateful  tribute  pays  to  thee. 

2  Subject  co  wants,  to  thee  he  looks, 

And  from  thy  goodness  seeks  supplies; 
And,  when  oppress'd  with  guilt,  he  mourns, 
Thy  mercy  lifts  him  to  the  skies. 

3  Children,  whose  little  minds,  unform'd, 

Ne'er  rais'd  a  tender  thought  to  heav'n; 
And  men,  whom  reason  lifts  to  God, 
Tho'  oft  by  passion  downward  driv'n; 

4  Those,  too,  who  bend  Avith  age  and  care, 

And  faint  and  tremble  near  the  tomb, 
Who,  sick'ning  at  the  present  scenes, 
Sigh  for  that  better  state  to  come: 

All,  great  Creator!  ail  are  thine; 

All  feel  thy  providential  care; 
And,  thro'  each  varying  scene  of  lifej 

Alike  thv  constant  pity  share, 
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PROVIDENCE   OP   GOD.  68 

6  Aud,  whether  erief  oppress  the  heart, 

Or  whether  joy  elate  the  breast, 

Or  life  still  keep  its  little  course, 
Or  death  invite  the  heart  to  rest: 

7  All  are  thy  messengers,  and  all 

Thy  sacred  pleasure,  Lord,  obey; 
And  all  are  training  man  to  dwell 

Nearer  to  bliss,  and  nearer  Chee. 

rn  (77.)       I,   M. 

""•      God's  appointments  wise  and  good. 

1  rpHROUGH  all  the  various  shifting  scene 

■     Of  life's  mistaken  ill  or  good, 
Thy  hand,  ()  God,  conducts,  unseen, 
The  beautiful  vicissitude. 

2  Thou  ^ivest  with  paternal  care, 

Howe'er  unjustly  we  complain, 
To  all  their  necessary  share 

Of  joy  and  sorrow,  health  and  pain. 

S  Trust  we  to  youth,  or  friends,  orpowW 
Fix  we  on  this  terrestrial  ball? 
'When  most  secure,  the  coming  hour, 
If  thou  see  fit,  may  blast  them  all. 

4  Thy  pow'rful  consolations  cheer; 

Thy  smiles  suppress  the  deep-fetch' d  sighj 
Thy  hand  can  dry  the  trickling  tear, 
That  secret  wets  the  widow's  eye. 

5  All  things  on  earth,  and  all  in  heav'n 

On  thy  eternal  will  depend; 
And  all  for  greater  good  were  giv'n, 
Would  man  pursue  th'  appointed  end. 

C  Be  this  my  care: — To  all  beside, 
IndiffYent  let  my  wishes  be. 
Passion  be  calm,  abas'd  be  pride, 
And  fixM  my  soul,  great  God!  on  thee, 

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69,   70  PROVIDENCE  OF   GOD. 

fiQ  (78.)       C.   M. 

u  **  •  God  s  ivays  incomprehensible, 

1  O.OD  moves  in  a  mysterious  way, 
^*    His  wonders  to  perform, 

He  plants  his  footsteps  in  the  sea, 
And  rides  upon  the  storm. 

2  Deep  and  unfathomable  mines 

Of  never-failing  skiJl, 
He  treasures  up  his  bright  designs, 
And  works  his  sov'reign  will. 

3  Ye  fearful  saints!  fresh  courage  take: 

The  clouds  ye  so  much  dread 
Are  big  with  mercy,  and  will  break 
In  blessings  on  your  head. 

4  Judge  not  the  Lord  by  feeble  sense* 

But  trust  him  for  his  grace; 
Behind  a  frowning  providence 
He  hides  a  smiling  face. 

5  His  purposes  will  ripen  fast, 

Unfolding  ev'ry  hour. 
The  bud  may  have  a  bitter  taste, 
But  sweet  will  be  the  tlow'r. 

6  Blind  unbelief  is  sure  to  err, 

And  scan  his  work  in  vain. 
God  is  his  own  interpreter, 
And  he  will  make  it  plain. 

„n  (79.)      L.  M. 

4  u#  In  lum  ive  live  and  move. 

1  T7AST  are  thy  works,  almighty  Lord! 

*     All  nature  rests  upon  thy  word. 
Thy  glories  in  the  heav'ns  Ave  see; 
The  spacious  earth  is  full  of  thee. 

2  The  various  tribes  of  creatures  stand, 
"Waiting  their  portions  from  thy  hand; 
And,  while  they  take  their  diff'rent  food, 
Their  cheerful  looks  pronounce  thee  good. 

4S 


PROVIDENCE   OF   GOD.        71,    T& 

%  Whene'er  thy  face  is  hid,  they  mourn, 
And,  dying,  to  their  dust  return; 
Both  man  and  heast  their  souls  resign; 
Life,  hreath,  and  spirit,  all  are  thine. 

4  Yet  thou  canst  breathe  on  dust  again, 
And  fill  the  world  with  beasts  and  men. 
A  word  of  thy  creating  breath 
Repairs  the  wastes  of  time  and  death. 

5  The  earth  stands  trembling  at  thy  stroke, 
And  at  thy  touch  the  mountains  smoke- 
Vet  humble  souls  may  see  thy  face, 

And  tell  their  wants  to  sov'reign  grace. 

6  In  thee  my  hopes  and  tnsnes  meet, 
And  make  my  meditations  sweet. 

I  to  my  God,  my  heav'nly  King, 
Immortal  hallelujahs  sing. 
71  (81.)       L.   M. 

•  *  •  God  the  refuge  of  his  children. 

1  pi  OD  is  the  refuge  of  his  saints, 

"  When  storms  of  deep  distress  invade. 
Ere  we  can  offer  our  complaints, 
Behold  him  present  with  his  aid. 

2  Let  mountains  from  their  seats  be  hurl  d 

Down  to  the  deep,  and  buried  there; 
Convulsions  shake  the  solid  world: 
Our  faith  shall  never  yield  to  fear. 

3  Loud  may  the  troubled  ocean  roar: 

In  sacred  peace  our  souls  abide; 
While  ev'ry  nation,  ev'ry  shore 

Trembles  and  dreads  the  swelling  tide. 

4  'Midst  storms  and  tempests,  Lord !  thy  word 

Does  ev'ry  rising  fear  control. 
Sweet  peace  thy  promises  afford, 
And  well  sustain  the  fainting  soul. 
79  (82.)       S.  M. 

'  ^  •         Divine  goodness  a  grovnd  of  trust. 


1    i^  IVE  to  the  winds  thy  fears; 
"  Hope,  and  be  undismay'd: 
49 


73  PROVIDENCE  OF  GOD. 

God  hears  thy  sighs,  and  counts  thy  tearsj 
God  shall  lift  iip  thy  head. 

2  Through  waves  and  clouds  and  storms, 

He  gently  clears  thy  way; 
Wait  thou  his  time,  so  shall  this  night 
Soon  end  in  joyous  day. 

3  What  though  thou  rulest  not; 

Yet  heav'n,  and  earth,  and  hell 
Proclaim,  God  sitteth  on  the  throne, 
And  ruletn  all  things  well. 

4  Thine  everlasting  truth, 

Father,  thy  ceaseless  love, 
Sees  all  thy  children's  wants,  and  knows 
What  hest  for  each  will  prove. 

5  And  whatsoe'er  thou  will'st, 

Thou  dost,  O  King  of  kings; 
What  thine  unerring  wisdom  chose, 
Thy  pow'r  to  being  brings. 

6  Let  us  in  life,  in  death, 

Thy  steadfast  truth  declare; 
And  publish  with  our  latest  breath, 
Thy  love  and  guardian  care. 

7CI  (83.)       L.  M. 

■  **■  God  appointeth  afflictions. 

1  T^OT  from  relentless  fate's  dark  womb, 

Or  from  the  dust,  our  troubles  come. 
No  fickle  chance  presides  o'er  grief, 
To  cause  the  pain,  or  send  relief. 

2  Look  up,  and  see,  ye  sorrowing  saints! 
The  cause  and  cure  of  your  complaints. 
Know,  'tis  your  heav'nly  father's  will: 
Bid  ev'ry  murmur  then  be  still. 

3  He  sees,  Ave  need  the  painful  yoke; 
Yet  love  directs  his  heaviest  stroke. 
He  takes  no  pleasure  in  our  smart, 
But  wounds  to  heal  and  cheer  the  heart, 

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PROVIDENCE  OF  GOD.         74,   75 

4  Blest  trials  those  that  cleanse  from  sin, 
And  make  the  soul  all  pure  within, 
\\Y:m  the  fond  mind  from  earthly  toys, 
To  seek  and  taste  celestial  joys] 

m  <  (84.]       C.  M. 

'  •*•  God  a  present  Lcl[)  in  troub'e. 

1  rpO  calm  the  sorrows  of  the  mind, 

-*-   Our  heavenly  Friend  is  nigh, 
To  wipe  the  anxious  tear  that  starts 
Or  trembles  in  the  eye. 

2  Thou  canst,  when  anguish  rends  the  heart, 

The  secret  wo    control; 
The  inward  malady  canst  heal, 
The  sickness  of  the  soul. 

3  Thou  canst  repress  the  rising  sigh; 

Canst  sooth    each  mortal  care; 
And  ev'ry  deep  and  heart-felt  groan 
Is  wafted  to  thine  ear. 

4  Thv  Gracious  eve  is  watchful  still: 

I  by  potent  arm  can  save 
From  threat'ning  danger  and  disease, 
And  the  devouring  grave. 

5  When,  pale  and  languid  all  the  frame, 

The  ruthless  hand  of  pain 
Arrests  the  feeble  powYs  of  life, 
The  help  of  man  is  vain. 

6  Tis  thou,  great  God!  alone  canst  check 

The  progress  of  disease; 
And  sickness,  awM  by  pow'r  divine, 
The  high  command  obeys. 

7  Eternal  source  of  life  and  health, 

And  ev'ry  bliss  we  feel! 
In  sorrow  and  in  joy,  to  thee 
Our  grateful  hearts  appeal. 

7.  (86.)      CM. 

4  **•  Man's  dependence  on  God. 

1    T   ET  others  boast  how  strong  they  be, 
■*-*  Nor  death  nor  danger  fearj 
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76  PROVIDENCE   OF   GOD. 

'While  we  confess,  O  Lord,  to  thee, 
What  feeble  things  we  are. 

2  Fresh  as  the  grass  our  bodies  stand, 

And  flourish  bright  and  gay: 
A  blasting  wind  sweeps  o'er  the  land, 
And  fades  the  grass  away. 

3  Our  life  contains  a  thousand  springs, 

And  dies  if  one  be  gone. 
Strange!  that  a  harp  of  thousand  strings 
Should  keep  in  tune  so  long. 

4  But  'tis  our  God  supports  our  frame, 

The  God  that  form'd  us  hrst. 

Salvation  to  th'  almighty  name, 

That  rear'd  us  from  the  dust. 

5  While  we  have  nreath,  or  life,  or  tongues, 

Our  Maker  we'll  adore. 
His  spirit  moves  our  heaving  lungs, 
Or  they  would  breathe  no  more. 

(87.)      R  M- 

'  u.  Qoci  our  pleasure. 

1  TTPWARDI  lift  mine  eyes, 
^    From  God  is  all  my  aid; 
The  God  who  built  the  skies, 
And  earth's  foundations  laid. 
God  is  the  tow'r 
To  which  I  fly: 
His  grace  is  nigh 
In  ev'ry  hour. 

2  My  feet  shall  never  slide 
Or  fall  in  fatal  snares; 
Since  God,  my  guard  and  guide, 
Defends  me  from  my  fears. 
Those  wakeful  eyes, 
That  never  sleep, 
His  children  keep, 
When  dangers  rise. 


PROVIDENCE   OF   GOD.  77 

3  No  burning  heats  by  day, 

Nor  blasts  of  cv'ning  air, 
Shall  take  my  health  away, 
If  God  be  with  me  there. 
Thou  art  my  sun, 
And  thou  my  shade, 
To  guard  my  head 
By  night  or  noon. 

4  Hast  thou  not  giv'n  thy  word, 

To  save  my  soul  from  death? 
And  I  can  trust  the  Lord, 
To  keep  my  mortal  breath. 

I'll  go  and  come, 
Nor  fear  to  die, 
Till  from  on  high 

He  call  me  home. 

..-  (88.)       L.   M. 

1  I  •  The  people  of  God  safe. 

1  nPHEY,  that  have  made  their  refuge  God, 

-*-    Shall  find  a  most  secure  abode; 
Shall  walk  all  day  beneath  his  shade, 
And  there  at  night  shall  rest  their  head. 

2  If  burning  beams  of  noon  conspire 
To  dart  a  pestilential  fire: 

God  is  their  life;  his  wings  are  spread, 
To  shield  them  'midst  ten  thousand  dead. 

3  If  vapours  with  malignant  breath 

Rise  thick,  and  scatter  midnight  death: 
Still  they  are  safe;  the  poison'd  air 
Again  grows  pure,  if  God  be  there. 

4  But  if  the  fire,  or  plague,  or  sword, 
Receive  commission  tromthe  Lord, 
To  strike  his  saints  among  the  rest: 
Their  very  pains  and  death  are  blest. 

5  The  sword,  the  pestilence,  or  fire, 
Shall  but  fulfil  their  best  desire; 
From  sins  and  sorrows  set  them  free, 
And  bring  thv  children,  Lord!  to  thee. 

53 


78,    79  PROVIDENCE   OF   GOD. 

nn  .  (S3.)       C.   M. 

i  O.  Tnist  in  the  promises  of  God. 

1  A  ND  art  thou  with  us,  gracious  Lord, 
-^*-  To  dissipate  our  fear? 

Dost  thou  proclaim  thyself  our  God, 
Our  God  for  ever  near? 

2  Doth  thy  right  hand,  which  form'd  the  eaitlk, 

And  bears  up  all  the  skies, 
Stretch  from  on  high  its  friendly  aid, 
When  dangers  round  us  rise? 

3  And  wilt  thou  lead  our  weary  souls 

To  that  delightful  ?cene, 
Where  rivers  of  salvation  flow 
Through  pastures  ever  green? 

4  On  thy  support  our  souls  shall  lean, 

And  banish  evrry  care; 
The  gloomy  vale  of  death  shall  smile, 
If  God  be  with  us  there. 

5  While  we  his  gracious  succour  prove, 

'Midst  all  our  various  ways, 
The  darkest  shades,  thro'  which  we  pass 
Shall  echo  with  his  praise. 

7Q  (90.)       P.  M. 

•  ■*•  God  our  shepherd. 

i  rjlHE  Lord  my  pasture  shall  prepare 
-*-   And  feed  me  with  a  shepherd's  care; 
His  presence  shall  my  wants  supply, 
And  guard  me  with  a  watchful  eye; 
My  noon-day  waiks  he  shall  attend, 
And  all  my  midnight  hours  defend. 

2  When  on  the  sultry  glebe  I  faint, 
Or  on  the  thirsty  mountain  pant; 
To  fertile  vales  and  dewy  meads 
My  weary  wand*ring  steps  he  leads, 
Where  peaceful  rivers,  soft  and  slow, 
Amid  the  verdant  landscape  now. 
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PROVIDENCE  OF  GOD.         80,   91 

S  Though  in  a  bare  and  ragged  way, 
Through  devious  lonely  wilds  I  stray; 
Thy  bounty  shall  my  pains  beguile, 
The  barren  wilderness  shall  smile, 
With  sudden  greens  .and  herbage  crown'd, 
And  streams  shall  murmur  all  around. 

4  Though  in  the  paths  of  death  I  tread, 
With  gloomy  horrors  overspread; 
My  Steadfast  heart  shall  tear  no  ill, 
For  thou,  O  Lord,  art  with  me  still; 
Thy  friendly  crook  shall  give  me  aid, 
And  guide  me  through  the  dreadful  shade. 

80.  (910      C.  M. 

1  OHIXE  on  our  souls,  eternal  God! 
^  With  rays  of  mercy  shine: 

O  let  thy  favour  crown  our  days, 
And  their  whole  course  be  thine. 

2  Did  we  not  raise  our  hands  to  thee, 

Our  hands  might  toil  in  vain: 
Small  joy  success  itself  could  give, 
If  thou  thy  love  restrain. 

3  Tis  ours  the  furrows  to  prepare, 

And  sow  the  precious  grain; 
'Tis  thine,  to  give  the  sun  and  air, 
And  to  command  the  rain. 

4  With  thee  let  ev'ry  week  begin, 

With  thee  each  day  be  spent, 
For  thee  each  fleeting  hour  improv'd, 
Since  each  by  thee  is  lent. 

5  Thus  cheer  us  thro'  this  toilsome  road, 

Till  all  our  labours  cease; 
And  thus  prepare  our  weary  souls 
Tor  everlasting  peace. 

n,  (92.)       C.    M. 

°  l '  In  travelling. 

I   H  WV  arc  thy  servants  blest,  O  Lord! 
-"  How  sure  is  their  defence1 


OX  PROVIDENCE  OF  GOB* 

Eternal  wisdom  is  their  gukle, 
Their  help  Omnipotence. 

2  In  foreign  realms  and  lands  remote, 

Supported  by  thy  care, 
They  pass  unhurt  thro'  burning  climei, 
And  breathe  in  tainted  air. 

3  Thy  mercy  sweetens  ev'ry  soil, 

Makes  ev'ry  region  please  ; 
The  hoary  frozen  hills  it  warms, 
And  smooths    the  boist'rous  seas. 

4  Tho'  by  the  dreadful  tempest  toss'd, 

High  on  the  broken  wave, 
They  know  thou  art  not  slow  to  hearr 
Nor  impotent  to  save. 

5  The  storm  is  laid,  the  winds  retire, 

Obedient  to  thy  will; 
The  sea,  that  roars  at  thy  command, 
At  thy  command  is  still. 

6  From  all  my  griefs  and  straits,  O  Lord! 

Thy  mercy  sets  me  free; 
Whilst  in  the  confidence  of  pray 'r 
My  heart  takes  hold  on  thee. 

7  In  midst  of  dangers,  fears,  and  deaths, 

Thy  goodness  I'll  adore; 
And  praise  thee  for  thy  mercies  past, 
And  humbly  hope  for  more. 

8  My  life,  while  thou  preserv'st  my  life, 

Thy  sacrifice  shall  be; 
And,  oh!  may  death,  when  death  shall  come, 
Unite  my  soul  to  thee  i 

R9  c.  m. 

OJUm  JJark  Providence — 1  Cor.  xiii.  9,  12. 
1   rpHY  way,  O  God,  is  in  the  sea; 
-*-    Thy  paths  I  cannot  trace: 
Nor  comprehend  the  mystery 
Of  thy  unbounded  grace. 


PROVIDENCE  OF  GOD.  81 

2  Here  the  dark,  veils  of  flesh  and  sense 

My  captive  soul  surround; 
Mysterious  deeps  of  providence 
My  wond'ring  thoughts  confound. 

3  As  thro'  a  glass,  I  dimly  see 

The  wonders  of  thy  love; 
How  little  do  I  know  of  thee, 
Or  of  the  joys  ahove  ! 

4  Tis  hut  in  pail  I  know  thy  will: 

I  bless  thee  for  the  sight; 
When  « ill  thy  love  the  rest  reveal, 
In  glory's  clearer  light? 

5  With  raptures  shall  I  then  survey 

Thy  providence  and  grace; 
And  spend  an  everlasting  day 
In  wonder,  love,  and  praise. 

83.  L  M 

' Ebjah  fed  by  Ravens.     1  Kings  xvii.  S. 

1  IV  HE!s  God's  own  people  stand  in  n«  id 

"  "    His  goodness  will  provide  suppliee: 
Thus  when  Elijah  faints  for  bread, 
A  raven  to  his  succour  flies. 

2  At  God's  command,  with  speedy  wing^ 
The  hungry  bird  resigns  its  prey; 
And  to  the  rev'rend  prophet  brings 
The  needful  portion  day  by  day. 

3  This  method  may  he  counted  strange- 
Hut  happy  Avas  Elijah's  lot: 

For  nature's  course  shall  sooner  chang* 
Than  God's  dear  children  be  forgot. 

4  This  wonder  oft  has  been  renew 'd, 
And  saints  by  sweet  experience  find 
Their  evils  overrul'd  for  good, 
Their  foes  to  friendly  deeds  inclin'd. 

5  Who  can  distrust  that  mighty  hand, 
Which  rules  with  universal  sway; 

07 


84,   85         PROVIDENCE  OK  GOD. 

Which  nature's  laws  can  countermand, 
Or  feed  us  by  a  bird  of  prey! 

n  i  L  M- 

u  *•  Providence. 

1  npHY  ways,  O  Lord !  with  wise  design, 
-*■    Are  fram'd  upon  thy  throve  above, 

And  every  dark  and  bending  line 
Meets  in  the  centre  of  thy  love. 

2  With  feeble  light,  and  half  obscure. 
Poor  mortals  thy  arrangements  view; 
Not  knowing  that  the  least  are  sure, 
And  the  mysterious  just  and  true. 

3  Thy  flock,  thy  own  peculiar  care, 
Though  now  they  seem  to  roamuney'd 
Are  led  or  driven  only  where 

They  best  and  safest  roay  abide. 

4  They  neither  know  nor  trace  the  way: 
But  whilst  they  trort  thy  guardian  eye, 
Their  feet  shall  ne'er  to  ruin  stray, 
Nor  shall  the  weakest  fail  or  die. 

5  "My  favour'd  soul  shall  meekly  learn 
To  lay  her  reason  at  thy  throne; 
Too  weak  thy  secrets  to  discern, 
I'll  trust  thee  for  my  guide  alone. 

p,  C.  M. 

0tJt         God  our  Guide  and  Preserver. 
Deut  xxxii.  11, 12. 

1  np  HE  eagle  fond  her  charge  awakes 

-*-    Where  in  the  nest  they  doze; 
And  while  her  Hurt 'ring  plumes  she  shakes, 

The  way  to  fly  she  shoAvs; 
She  spreads  her  wings,  her  young  to  bear, 

Before  their  own  they  try; 
And  takes  them  up,  and  cleaves  the  air; 

And  soars  above  the  sky. 

2  'Twas  thus  in  nature's  sleep  I  lay, 

When  Christ  the  Spirit  shed, 
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PROVIDENCE   OF   GOD.  86 

His  Spirit  stirr'd  me  up  to  pray, 

And  hover'd  o'er  my  head, 
Infusing  the  first  gracious  hope 

He  spread  liis  wings  abroad, 
And  train'd  his  infant  pupil  up 

To  seek  the  face  ot"  God. 

S  The  object  ofhis  kindest  care 

He  never  yet  forsook, 
Bat  did  himself  ray  weakness  bear, 

And  all  my  burthen  took; 
He  bore  me  up,  from  earth  he  bore 

On  wings  of  heavenly  love, 
An  I  taught  my  untledg'd  soul  to  soar 

To  those  bright  realms  above. 

4  The  Spirit  ot  redeeming  grace 

Hath  been  my  sure  defence, 
And  through  the  pathless  wilderness 

Led  on  my  innocence: 
When  simple  as  a  little  child 

All  idols  I  abhorr'd, 
And  saw  as  my  Redeemer  smil'd, 

My  Paradise  restor'd. 

ttfi  L     M 

ou*   Consolatory  Inflections  on  Providence. 

.   ^HPIS  wisdom,  mercy,  love  divine, 

-1-    Which  mingles  blessings  with  our  cares* 
And  shall  our  thankless  heart  repine 
That  we  obtain  not  all  our  prayers? 

2  From  diffidence  our  sorrows  flow, 
Short-sighted  mortals,  weak  and  blind, 
Bend  down  their  eyes  to  earth  and  wo, 
And  doubt  if  providence  be  kind. 

$  Should  heaven  with  a\tvy  wish  comply. 
Say,  would  the  grant  relieve  the  care?" 
Perhaps  the  good  for  which  we  sigh, 
Might  change  it's  name  and  prove  a  snare, 

5'j 


87,    88         PROVIDENCE   OF   GOD 

4  Were  once  our  vain  desires  subdu'd, 
The  will  resigned,  the  heart  at  rest; 
In  every  scene  we  should  conclude, 
The  will  of  heaven  is  right,  is  best. 

n7  C.   M. 

°  •  •  Praise  for  the  Blessings  of  Providence  and 
Grace,  Psalm  cxxxix. 

1  A  LMIGHTY  Father,  gracious  Lord, 
J^*-  Kind  guardian  of  rny  clays, 

Thy  mercies  let  my  heart  record 
In  songs  of  grateful  praise. 

2  In  life's  first  dawn,  my  tender  frame 

Was  tfiy  induigent  care, 
Long  ere  I  could  pronounce  thy  name, 
Or  breathe  the  infant  prayer. 

3  Each  rolling  year  new  favours  brought 

From  thy  exhaustless  store; 
But,  ah!  in  vain  my  labouring  thought 
Would  count  thy  mercies  o'er. 

4  While  sweet  reflection,  through  my  days, 

Thy  bounteous  hand  would  trace, 
Still  dearer  blessings  claim  thy  praise, 
The  blessings  of  thy  grace. 

5  Yes,  1  adore  thee,  gracious  Lord! 

For  favours  more  divine; 
That  I  have  known  thy  sacred  word, 
Where  all  thy  glories  shine. 

6  Lord,  when  this  mortal  frame  decays, 

And  every  weakness  dies, 
Complete  the  wonders  of  thy  grace, 
Ard  raise  me  to  the  skies. 

88.  (260.)       C.  M. 

1  VE  trembling  souls!  dismiss  your  fears; 
■*-    Be  mercy  all  your  theme; 
Mercy,  which  like  a  river  flows 
In  one  continued  stream. 
GO 


FALL  AXD  89 

&  Fear  not  the  pow'rs  of  earth  and  hell* 
God  will  these  pow'rs  restrain; 
His  mighty  arm  their  rage  repel, 
And  make  their  efforts  vain. 

3  Fear  not  the  want  of  outward  good: 
He  will  for  his  provide, 
Grant  them  supplies  of  daily  food, 
And  give  them  heav'n  beside. 

I  Fear  not,  that  he  will  e'er  forsake, 
Or  leave  his  work  undone: 
He's  faithful  to  his  promises, 
And  faithful  to  his  Son. 

5  Fear  not  the  terrors  of  the  grave, 
Nor  death's  tremendous  sting: 
He  will  from  endless  wrath  preserve, 
To  endless  glory  bring. 

§  You  in  his  wisdom,  pow'r,  and  gracej 
.May  confidently  trust: 
His  wisdom  guides,  his  pow'r  protects, 
J  lis  grace  rewards  the  just. 

FALL  AND  DEPRAVITY  OF  MAN. 

m  C.  M. 

0tJ«  Corrupt  Nature  from  Adam. 

1    T>LEkSS'D  with  the  joys  of  innocence, 

*-■*   Adam,  our  father,  stood, 


Till  he  debas'd  his  soul  to  sense, 
And  ate  tlf  unlawful  food. 

2  Now  we  are  horn  a  sensual  race, 

To  sinful  i<>\  s  inclined; 
Reason  has  lost  its  native  place. 
And  flesh  enslaves  the  mind. 

3  While  flesh  and  sense  and  passion  reigns, 

Sin  is  the  sweetest  good: 
61 


90  DEPRAVITY  OF  MAN. 

We  fancy  music  in  our  chains, 
And  so  forget  the  load. 

4  Great  God,  renew  our  ruin'd  frame, 

Our  broken  powers  restore, 
Inspire  us  with  a  heavenly  name, 
And  ilesh  shall  reign  no  more. 

5  Eternal  Spirit,  write  thy  law 

Upon  our  inward  parts, 
And  let  the  second  Adam  draw 
His  image  on  our  hearts. 

QA  C.    M. 

W.   Original  Sin;  oi\  the  first  and  second  Adam 
Rom.   v.   12.  Psalm  li.  5.  Job  xiv.  4. 

1  OACKWARD  with  humble  shame  we  look, 
*-*  On  our  original; 

How  is  our  nature  dash'd  and  broke 
In  our  first  father's  fall! 

2  To  all  that's  good,  averse  and  blind, 

But  prone  to  all  that's  ill; 
What  dreadful  darkness  veils  our  mind ! 
How  obstinate  our  will! 

3  How  strong  In  our  degenerate  blood, 

The  old  corruption  reigns, 
And,  mingling  with  the  crooked  flood, 
Wanders  through  all  our  veins! 

4  Wild  and  unwholesome  as  the  root 

Will  all  the  branches  be; 
How  can  we  hope  for  living  fruit 
From  such  a  deadlv  &ee ? 

5  What  mortal  power  from  tilings  unclean 

Can  pure  productions  bring? 
Who  can  command  a  vital  stream 
From  an  infected  spring? 

6  Yet  mighty  God,  thy  wondrous  love 

Can  make  our  nature  clean, 
While  Christ  and  grace  prevail  above 
THe  tempter,  death,  and  sin, 
62 


DEPRAVITY     OF     MAN.  91,   92 

7  The  second  Adam  shall  restore 
The  ruins  of  the  first, 

Hosanna  to  that  sovereign  power 
That  new-creates  our  dust. 

Q  CM. 

J  l  •  The  Deceitfulness  of  Sin. 

1  QJ1X  has  a  thousand'  treacherous  arts 
^   To  practise  on  the  mind; 

With  Battering  looks  she  tempts  our  hearts, 
But  leaves  a  sting  behind. 

2  With  names  of  virtue  she  deceives 

The  seed  and  the  young; 
And  while  tin-  heedless  wretch  believes, 
She  makes  his  tetters  strong. 

S  She  pleads  for  all  the  joy  she  brings, 
And  gives  a  fair  pretence; 
But  cheats  the  soul  of  heavenly  things, 
And  chains  it  down  to  sense. 

A  So  on  a  tree  divinely  fail- 
Grew  the  forbidden  food; 
Our  mother  took  the  poison  there, 
And  tainted  all  her  blood, 

J  —  •  Adam  and  Clirist,  Lords  of  the  Old  and  the 
JSTew  Creation. 

1  T   ORD,  what  was  man  when  made  at  first, 
-  J  Adam  the  offspring  of  the  dust, 

That  thou  should'fet  set  him  and  his  race 
But  just  below  an  angel's  place' 

2  That  thou  should  V.  raise  his  nature  so, 
And  make  him    lord  of  all  below; 
Make  every  beast  and  bird  submit, 
And  lay  the  fishes  at  his  feet? 

3  But  O,  what  brighter  glories  wait 
To  crown  the  second  Adam's  state ! 
What  honours  shall  thy  Son  adorn, 
Who  condescended  to  be  born! 

6J 


93,    94  FALL  AND 

4  See  him  below  his  angels  made, 
See  him  in  dust  amongst  the  dead, 
To  save  a  ruin'd  world  from  sin; 
But  he  shall  reign  with  power  divine. 

5  The  world  to  come,  redeem'd  from  all 
The  miseries  that  attend  the  fall, 
New-made,  and  glorious,  shall  submit 
At  our  exalted  Saviour's  feet. 

**^-  The  Farewell. 

1  TT|EAD  be  my  heart  to  all  below, 
-"-*  To  mortal  joys  and  mortal  cares: 
To  sensual  bliss  that  charms  us  so, 

Be  dark,  mine  eyes,  and  deaf,  my  ears 

2  Lord,  I  renounce  my  carnal  taste 
Of  the  fair  fruit  that  sinners  prize: 
Their  paradise  shall  never  waste 
One  thought  of  mine,  but  to  despise. 

3  All  earthly  joys  are  overweigh'd 
With  mountains  of  vexatious  care; 
And  where's  the  sweet  that  is  not  laid 
A  bait  to  some  destructive  snare ? 

4  Begone,  for  ever,  mortal  things! 
Thou  mighty  mole-hill,  earth,  farewell! 
Angels  aspire  on  lofty  wings, 

And  leave  the  globe  for  ants  to  dwell. 

5  Come,  heaven,  and  fill  my  vast  desires, 
My  soul  pursues  the  sovereign  good; 
She  was  all  made  of  heavenly  fires, 
Nor  can  she  live  on  meaner  food. 

**  •*  •       The  pro  spent y  of  Sinners  en  rsed. 

t   T  ORD,  what  a  thoughtless  wretch  was  I, 
-*-^  To  mourn,  and  murmur  and  repine 
To  see  the  wicked  plac'd  on  high, 
In  pride  and  robes  oi' honour  shine! 
64 


DEPRAVITY    OF    MAN.  95 

2  Rut  oh  their  end,  their  dreadful  cud! 
Thy  sanctuary  taught  noe  so: 

()u  slippery  rocks  I  see  them  stand, 

And  fiery  billows  roll  below. 

3  Now  let  them  boast  how  tall  they  rise, 
I'll  never  envy  them  again: 

There  they  may  stand  with  haughty  eyes, 
Till  they  plunge  deep  in  endless  pain. 

I  Their  fancied  joys,  how  fast  they  flee! 
Just  like  a  dream  when  man  awakes; 
Their  songs  of  softest  harmony 
Are  but  a  preface  to  their  plagues. 

>  Now  I  esteem  their  mirth  and  wine 
Too  dear  to  purchase  with  my  bmod; 
Lord,  'tis  enough  that  thou  art  mine, 
My  life,  my  portion,  and  my  God. 

Qr  C.  M. 

^J-    The  World's  three  c tee f  Temptation*. 

1  IVIIEX  in  the  light  of  faith  divine 

"     We  look  on  things  below, 
Honour,  and  gold,  and  sensual  joy, 
How  vain  and  dangerous  too! 

2  Honour's  a  puff  of  noisy  breath; 

Yet  men  expose  their  blood, 
And  venture  everlasting  death 
To  gain  that  airy  good. 

3  Whilst  others  starve  the  nobler  mind, 

And  feed  on  shining  dust, 

•   rob  the  serpent  of  his  food 
P  indulge  a  sordid  lust. 

4  The  pleasures  that  allure  our  sense 

Are  dangerous  snares  to  souls; 
There's  but  a  drop  of  flattering  sweet. 
And  dash'd  with  bitter  bowls. 


5   God  is  mine  all-suflicicnt  good, 
My  portion  and  my  choice; 

05  i 


96,  97  FALL  AND 

In  him  ray  vast  desires  are  nll'd, 
And  all  my  powers  rejoice. 

6  In  vain  the  world  accosts  my  ear 
And  tempts  my  heart  anew; 
1  cannot  buy  your  bliss  so  dear, 
Nor  part  with  heaven  for  you. 

J0-  The  End  of  the  World. 

1  TVHY  should  this  earth  delight  us  so? 

"    Why  should  we  fix  our  eyes 
On  these  low  grounds  where  sorrows  grow, 
And  every  pleasure  dies3 

2  While  time  his  sharpest  teeth  prepares 

Our  comforts  to  devour, 
There  is  a  land  above  the  stars, 
And  joys  above  his  power. 

3  Nature  shall  be  dissoivVl  and  die, 

The  sun  must  end  his  race, 

The  earth  and  sea  for  ever  ny 

Before  my  Saviour's  face. 

4  "When  will  that  glorious  morning  rise? 

When  the  last  trumpet  sound, 

And  call  the  nations  to  the  skies, 

From  underneath  the  ground? 

Q7  L-  M' 

■*  '  •  The  Vanity  of  earthly  Tilings. 

i  TT^HAT  are  possessions,  fame,  and  powci, 
*  *     The  boasted  splendour  of  the  great* 
What  gold,  which  dazzled  eyes  adore, 
And  seek  with  endless  toils  and  sweat? 

2  Express  their  charms,  declare  their  use, 
That  we  their  merits  may  descry, 
Tell  us  what  good  they  can  produce, 
Or  what  important  wants  supply. 

3  If,  wounded  with  the  sense  of  sin, 
To  them  for  pardon  we  should  pray, 

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DEPRAVITY    OF    MAX.  98 

Will  they  restore  our  peace  within, 
And  trash  our  guilty  stains  away? 

4  Can  they  celestial  life  inspire, 
Nature  with  power  divine  renew, 
With  pure  and  sacred  transports  tire 
Our  bosom,  and  our  lusts  subdue ? 

5  When  with  the  pangs  of  death  we  strive, 
And  yield  all  comforts  here  for  lost, 
Will  they  support  us,  will  they  give 
Kind  succour,  when  we  need  it  most? 

6  When  at  th'  Almighty's  awful  bar 
To  hear  our  final  doom  we  stand, 
Can  they  incline  the  Judge  to  spare, 
Or  wrest  the  vengeance  trom  his  hand? 

7  Can  they  protect  us  from  despair, 
From  the  dark  reign  of  death  and  hell, 
Crown  us  with  bliss,  and  throne  us  where 
The  just,  in  joys  immortal,  dwell } 

8  Sinners,  your  idols  we  despise, 
If  these  reliefs  they  cannot  grant; 
Why  should  we  such  delusions  prize, 
And  pine  in  everlasting  want? 

9o.         The  Glutton  and  the  Bnmkard 

1  VTAIX  man,  on  foolish  pleasures  bent, 

*  Prepares  for  his  own  punishment; 
What  pains,  what  loathsome  maladies 
From  luxury  and  lust  arise ! 

2  The  drunkard  feels  his  vitals  waste, 

Yet  drowns  his  health  to  please  his  taste; 
Till  all  his  active  powers  are  lost, 
And  fainting  life  draws  near  the  dust. 

3  The  glutton  groans  and  loaths  to  eat, 
His  soul  abhors  delicious  meat: 
Nature,  with  heavy  loads  opprest, 
Would  yield  to  death  to  be  released. 

i  Then  how  the  frighted  sinners  fly 
To  God  for  help  with  earnest  ciy ! 
C7 


99  omm 

He  hears  their  groans,  prolongs  their  bicath, 
And  saves  them  from  approaching  death. 

5  O  may  the  sons  of  men  record 

The  -wondrous  goodness  of  the  Lord! 
And  let  their  thankful  offerings  prove 
How  they  adore  their  Maker's  love. 


CHRIST. 

his  DivLvrrr. 

* ;  **  •     The  Dei  ty  and  Humcni  ty  of  Christ, 
John  i.  1.  3.  14.  Col.  i.  16.  Eph.  iii.  9,  10. 

1  T^  RE  the  blue  heavens  were  stretch'd  abroaJ 
■"  From  everlasting  was  the  Word; 

With  God  he  was;  the  Word  was  God, 
And  must  divinely  be  ador'd. 

2  By  his  own  power  were  all  things  made$ 
By  him  supported  all  tilings  stand; 

He  is  the  whole  creation's  Head, 
\nd  angels  fly  at  his  command. 

b  Ere  sin  was  born,  or  Satan  fell, 
He  led  the  host  of  morning  stars; 
( Thy  generation  who  can  tell, 
Or  count  the  number  of  thy  years?) 

4  But  lo,  he  leaves  those  heavenly  forms, 
The  Word  descends  and  dwells  in  clay, 
That  he  may  converse  hold  with  worms, 
Drest  in  such  feeble  flesh  as  they. 

5  Mortals  with  joy  beheld  his  face 
Th'  eternal  Father's  only  Son; 
How  full  of  truth !  how  full  of  grace ! 
When  through  his  eyes  the  Godhead  shone, 

ft 


CHRIST.  100,    101 

6  Archangels  leave  their  high  abode 
To  learn  new  mysteries  here,  and  tell 

The  loves  of  our  descending  God, 
The  glories  of  Immanuel. 

1  00.    Gq  J  the  Son  equal  with  the  Father. 

1   -pRlGIIT  King  of  glory,  dreadful  God! 
■^  Our  spirits  bow  before  thy  seat, 
To  thee  we  lift  an  humble  thought, 
And  worship  at  thine  awful  feet. 

S  A  thousand  seraphs  strong  and  bright 
Stand  round  the  glorious  Deity; 
But  who  amongst  the  sons  of  light 
Pretends  comparison  with  thee ! 

3  Yet  there  is  one  of  human  frame, 
Jesus,  array 'd  in  flesh  and  blood, 
Thinks  it  no  robbery  to  claim 

A  lull  equality  with  God. 

4  Their  glory  shines  with  equal  beams; 
Their  essence  is  for  ever  one, 

Though  they  are  known  by  different  nawca 
The  Father  God,  and  God  the  Son. 

5  Then  let  the  name  of  Christ  our  King 
With  equal  honours  be  ador'd; 

His  praise  let  every  angel  sing, 
And  all  the  nations  own  their  Lord. 

J  U 1 .  The  Divinity  of  Christ. 

1  rpHEEwe  adore,  Eternal  Word! 

-*-  The  Father's  equal  Son; 

By  heaven's  obedient  hosts  ador'd, 
Ere  time  its  course  begun. 

The  first  creation  has  display'd 

Thine  energy  divine; 
For  not  a  single  thing  was  made 

By  other  hands  than  thine. 
C9 


102  CHRIST. 

3  But  ransom'd  sinners,  with  delight, 

Sublimer  facts  survey, — 

The  all-creating  Word  unites 

Himself  to  dust  and  clay. 

4  Creation's  Author  now  assumes 

A  ereature's  humble  form: 
A  man  of  grief  and  avo  becomes, 
And  trod  on  like  a  Avorm. 

5  The  Lord  of  glory  bears  the  shame 

To  vile  transgressors  due: 
Justice  the  Prince  of  life  condemns 
To  die  in  anguish  too. — 

€  God  over  all,  for  ever  blest, 

The  righteous  curse  endures; 
And  thus,  to  souls  with  sin  distrest, 
Eternal  bliss  ensures. 

7  What  wonders  in  thy  person  meet, 

My  Saviour,  all  divine! 
I  fall  with  rapture  at  thy  feet, 
And  would  be  wholly  thine. 

HIS  LXCARXATIOX. 

102.       Messiah,  Gen.  xlix.  10.  Dan.  ix.  26. 
Hag.   ii.  6. 

1  C*  LORY  to  God!  who  reigns  above, 

^*  Who  dwells  in  li<rht,  whose  name  is  loic 
Ye  saints  and  angels,  if  ye  can, 
Declare  the  love  of  God  to  mau. 

2  O  what  can  more  his  love  commend, 
His  dear,  his  only  Son  to  send! 

That  man,  condemn'd  to  die,  might  live, 
And  God  be  glorious  to  forgive! 

3  Messiah's  come — with  joy  behold 
The  days  by  prophets  long  foretold: 
Judah,  thy  royal  sceptre's  broke: 

And  time  still  proves  what  Jacob  spoke. 

70 


CHRIST.  103 

Daniel,  thy  weeks  are  all  expir'd,— 
The  time  prophetic  seals  requir*d; 
Cut  off  for  sin-,  but  oot  Ms  own, 
Thi  Prince,  Messiah,  did  atone. 

I  We  see  the  pr  >|  U'd 

In  Jesus,  th  idrous  child: 

Hi  a  birth,  his  Life,  his  death,  combine 
To  prove  his  chai*acter  divine. 

(96.)      C.  M. 

1  \j.t.  'jy:t  Jlngi  I  a  message  to  die  shephenh  at 
Cfa-inVt  nativity. 

1  CX^  Judah's  plains  as  shepherds  sat, 
"  Watehing  their  flocks  by  night, 
The  angel  of  tin-  Lord  appear'd, 

Clad  in  celestial  light 

2  Awe-struck  the  vision  they  regard, 

Appall 'd  with  trembling  fear; 

When  thus  a  cherub-voice  divine 

Breath'd  sweetly  on  their  ear. 

3  "Shepherds  of  Jndah!  cease  your  fears, 

And  calm  your  troubled  mind; 
Glad  tidings  of  great  joy  1  bring 
To  you  and  all  mankind. 

4  This  day  almighty  love  fulfils 

Its  great  eternal  word; 
This  day  is  born  in  Bethlehem 
A  Saviour,  Christ  the  Lord. 

5  Th<  i  e  shall  you  find  the  heav'nly  hahe 

In  humblest  weeds  array M; 

All  meanly  wrapp'd  in  swaddling  clothes, 
And  in  a  manger  laid." 

6  Ih-  oens'd,  and  sudden  all  around 

Appear*d  a  radiant  thpong 

Of  angels,  praising  God,  and  thus 
Warbling  their  choral  song: 

7  a  Glory  to  God,  from  whom  on  high 
All-gracious  mercies  flow! 

71  5 


104  CHRIST. 

"Who  sends  his  heav'n-descended  peace 
To  dwell  with  man  below." 

i  n  i  (970     p-  M- 

1Ui'      The  birth  of  Christ  joy  to  the  -world, 

1  TTARK!  what  celestial  notes, 
-"-   What  melody  we  hear! 
Soft  on  the  morn  it  floats, 

And  fills  the  ravish'd  ear. 

The  tunefull  shell, 
The  golden  lyre, 
And  vocal  choir 

The  concert  swell. 

2  Th'  angelic  hosts  descend, 

With  harmony  divine: 
See  how  from  heav'n  they  bend, 
And  in  full  chorus  join. 

Fear  not,  say  they ; 
Great  joy  we  bring: 
Jesus,  your  King, 

Is  born  to-day. 

5  He  comes,  from  error's  night 
Your  wand'ring  feet  to  save; 
To  realms  of  bliss  and  light 
He  lifts  you  from  the  grave. 

This  glorious  morn, 
(Let  all  attend ! ) 
Your  matchless  friend, 
Your  Saviour's  born. 

4  Glory  to  God  on  high ! 

YTe  mortals,  spread  the  sound, 
And  let  your  raptures  fly 
To  earth's  remotest  bound: 

For  peace  on  earth, 
From  God  in  heav'n, 
To  man  is  giv'n, 
At  Jesus'  birth. 


CHRIST.  105,    106 

1119.        77,  t, .  fcfotfij  0^  fjfe  Saviour. 

1  TTARK,  the  glad  sound,  the  Saviour  comes, 

■"-  The  Saviour  promis'd  long! 
Let  ev'rv  heart  prepare  ■  throne, 
And  ev'rv  voice  a  song. 

2  On  him  the  Spirit,  largely  pour'd, 

Exerts  his  sacred  fire? 
Wisdom,  and  might,  and  zeal,  and  love, 
His  holy  breast  inspire. 

3  He  comes  the  pris'ners  to  release, 

In  Satan's  bondage  held: 
The  gates  of  brass  before  him  burst, 
The  iron  fetters  yield. 
I  He  comes,  from  thickest  films  of  vice 
To  clear  the  mental  ray; 
And  on  the  eyes,  oppress'd  with  night, 
To  pour  celestial  day. 
5  He  comes,  the  broken  heart  to  bind, 
The  bleeding  soul  to  cure, 
And,  with  the  treasures  of  his  grace, 
T'  enrich  the  humble  poor. 

C  Our  glad  hosannas,    Prince  of  peace! 
Thy  welcome  shall  proclaim; 
And  heav'n's  eternal  arches  ring 
"With  thy  beloved  name. 

*yJv.j\ferCy  an(i  noi  jfrath  results  from  the 

mission  of  Christ. 
1   "D  AISE  your  triumphant  songs, 
-*-*'  To  an  immortal  tune. 
Let  the  wide  earth  resound  the  deeds 
Celestial  grace  has  done. 
£  Sing,  how  eternal  love 
Its  chief  beloved  chose, 
And  bade  him  raise  our  wretched  race 
From  their  abyss  of  woes. 

73      "  1 


107,    108  CHRIST. 

3  His  hand  no  tnunder  bears, 

No  terror  clothes  his  brow; 
No  bolts  to  drive  our  guilty  souls 
To  fiercer  flames  below. 

4  'Twas  mercy  filled  tbe  throne, 

No  wrath  stood  frowning  by, 
When  Christ  was  sent  with  pardon  down 
To  rebels  doomed  to  die. 

5  Now  sinners  dry  your  tears; 

Let  hopeless  sorrow  cease; 

Bow  to  the  sceptre  of  his  love, 

And  take  the  offer'd  peace. 

n7  (99.)       C.   M. 

I"'1         Chivst  comes  to  destroy  sin. 

1  TOY  to  the  world;  the  Lord  is  come! 
«-*    Let  earth  receive  her  King: 

Let  ev'ry  heart  prepare  him  room, 
And  heaven  and  nature  sing. 

2  Joy  to  the  earth;  the  Saviour  reigns, 

Let  men  their  songs  employ; 
While  fields  and  floods,  rocks,  hills,  and  plain  f 
Repeat  the  sounding  joy. 

3  No  more  let  sins  and  sorrows  grow, 

Nor  thorns  infest  the  ground; 
He  comes  to  make  his  blessings  flow 
Far  as  the  curse  is  found. 

4  He  rules  the  world  with  truth  and  grace, 

And  makes  the  nations  prove 
The  glories  of  his  righteousness, 
And  wonders  of  his  love. 

nR  (98.)      C.  M. 

1 UO.     77ze  divine  glory  and  goodness  in  the 

mission  of  Christ. 
I  TTIGH  let  us  swell  our  tuneful  notes, 
■"■  And  join  th5  angelic  throng; 
For  angels  no  such  love  have  known, 
T'  awake  a  cheerful  song, 
74 


CHRIST.  109 

S  Good  -will  to  guilty  men  is  shown, 
And  peace  on  earth  is  giv'n; 
For,  lo!  th'  incarnate  Saviour  comes, 
With  messages  from  heav'n. 

3  Justice  and  grace,  with  sweet  accord, 

His  rising  heams  adorn: 
Let  heav'n  and  earth  in  conceit  joiu, 
Now  such  a  child  is  born. 

4  Glory  to  God,  in  highest  strains, 

In  highest  worlds  be  paid ! 
His  glory  by  our  lips  proclaim'd, 
And  by  our  lives  display'd! 

5  AVhen  shall  we  reach  those  blisstul  realms, 

Where  Christ  exalted  reigns, 

And  learn  of  the  celestial  choir 

Their  own  immortal  strains? 

in0  (101.)       L.   M. 

*  U  J '  God  sent  his  Son  not  to  condemn  but  savt 
the  -world. 

1  T3RAISE  ye  the  Lord,  who  reigns  above, 
-■-    Fix'd  on  his  throne  of  truth  and  love: 
Behold  the  finger  of  his  pow'r 
Contemplate,  wonder,  and  adore. 

2  When  man,  debas'd  and  guilty  man, 
From  crime  to  crime  with  madness  rail; 
Well  might  his  arm  its  thunders  launch, 
And  blast  th'  ungrateful,  root  and  branch. 

3  But  clemency  with  justice  strove, 
To  save  the  people  of  his  love. 

"  Go,  my  beloved  Son!"  he  cried, 

"  Be  thou  their  Saviour,  thou  their  guide.' 

4  The  eastern  star  with  glory  streams; 
It  comes,  with  healing  on  its  beams. 
Dark  mists  of  error  flee    away, 
And  Judah  hails  the  rising  day. 


110  CHRIST. 

5  His  sacred  memory  we  bless, 
"Whose  holy  gospel  we  profess; 
And  praise  that  great  almighty  name, 
From  whom  such  light  and  favour  cam*. 

110  ;i04.)      P.  M. 

1  1 KJ,     Praise  for  trie  mission  of  Jesua. 

1  f^  1YE  thanks  to  God  most  high, 
"  The  universal  Lord, 

The  sov'reign  King  of  kings; 
And  be  his  grace  ador'd. 
His  pow'r  and  grace 
Are  still  the  same; 
And  let  his  name 
Have  endless  praise. 

2  He  saw  the  nations  lie 

All  perishing  in  sin, 
And  pitied  the  sad  state 
The  ruin'd  world  was  in. 
Thy  mercy,  Lord, 
Shall  still  endure; 
And  ever  sure 
Abides  thy  word. 

3  He  sent  his  only  Son 

To  save  us  from  our  wo, 
Prom  Satan,  sin,  and  death 
And  ev'rv  hurtful  foe. 
His  pow'r  and  grace 
Are  still  the  same; 
And  let  his  name 
Have  endless  praise. 

4  Give  thanks  aloud  to  God, 

To  God  the  heav'nly  Kingj 
And  let  the  spacious  earth 
His  works  and  glories  sing. 
Thy  mercy.  Lord, 
Shall  still  endure; 
And  ever  sure 
Abides  thy  word. 
76 


CHUIST.  Ill,   112 

111.  L.  M. 

\   "iVf  Y  song  shall  bless  the  Lord  of  all, 
-UA  My  praise  shall  climb  to  his  abode; 
Thee,  Saviour,  by  that  name  I  call, 
The  great  Supreme,  the  mighty  God. 

2  Without  beginning  or  decline, 
Object  of  faith,  and  not  of  sense; 
Eternal  ages  saw  him  shine, 

He  shines  eternal  ages  hence. 

3  As  much,  when  in  the  manger  laid, 
Almighty  ruler  of  the  sky, 

As  when  the  six  days' work  he  made 
Fill'd  all  the  morning-stars  with  joy. 

4  Of  all  the  crowns  Jehovah  bears, 
Salvation  is  the  dearest  claim: 

That  gracious  sound  well  pleas'd  he  hears, 
And  owns  Emmanuel  for  his  name. 

5  A  cheerful  confidence  I  feel, 

My  wcll-plac'd  hopes  with  joy  I  see: 
My  bosom  glows  with  heavenly  zeal 
To  worship  him  who  died  for  me. 

■  in  S.  M. 

J  J  *•    The  Birth  of  Christ.    Heb.  li.  15. 

1   \^E  saints,  proclaim  abroad 
-*•    The  honours  of  your  king; 
To  Jesus  your  incarnate  God, 
Your  songs  of  praises  sing. 

l2  Not  angels  round  the  throne 
Of  majesty  above, 
Are  halt  so  much  oblig'd  as  we, 
To  our  Immanuel's  love. 

3  They  never  sunk  so  low, 

They  are  not  rais'd  so  high; 
They  never  knew  such  depths  of  wo. 
Such  heights  of  majesty. 
77 


113,  114  CHRIST. 

4  The  Saviour  did  not  join 

Their  nature  to  his  own; 
For  them  he  shed  no  blood  divine, 
Nor  breath 'd  a  single  groan. 

5  May  we  with  angels  vie, 

The  Saviour  to  adore; 
Our  debts  are  greater  far  than  theirs, 
O  be  our  praises  more! 

,,o  P.  M. 

I  1  O .  Praise  to  the  Saviour. 

1  ORIGHTEST    and  best  of  the  sons  of  the 
•*-*  morning ! 

Dawn  on  our  darkness  and  lend  us  thine  aid! 
Star  of  the  East,  the  horizon  adorning, 
Guide  where  our  infant  Redeemer  is  laid! 

2  Cold  on  his  cradle  the   dew-drops  are  shining, 

Low  lies  his  head  with  the  beasts  of  the  stall. 
Angels  adore  him  in  slumber  reclining, 
Maker,  and  Monarch,  and  Saviour  of  all! 

3  Say,  shall  we  yield  him,  in  costly  devotion, 

Odours  of  Edom  and  offerings  divine? 
Gems  of  the  mountain,  and  pearls  of  the  ocean, 
Myrrh  from  the  forest,  or  gold  from  the  mine  ■? 

4  Vainly  ^ve  offer  each  ample  cblation; 

Vainly  with  gifts  would  his  favour  secure- 
Richer  by  far  is  the  heart's  adoration; 

Dearer  to  God  are  the  prayers  of  the  poor. 

5  Brightest  and  best  of  the  sons  of  the  morning! 

Dawn  on  our  darkness  and  lend  us  thine  aid! 
Star  of  the  East,  the  horizon  adorning, 

Guide   where    our    infant  Redeemer  is  laid! 

HIS  LIFE  JWD  MINISTRY. 

..-.,  (128.)      L.  M. 

1  *•   The  life  of  Christ  a  pattern  for  Christians 


1MYI 


Y  dear  Redeemer,  and  my  Lord ! 
read  mv  dutv  in  thv  word; 
78" 


CHRIST.  115 

But  In  thy  life  the  law  appears 
Drawn  out  in  living  characters. 

2  Such  was  thy  truth,  and  such  thy  zeal, 
Such  defrence  to  thy  Father's  will, 
Thy  love  and  meekness  bo  divine 
I  would  transcribe  and  make  them  mine 

S  Cold  mountains,  and  the  midnight  ah 
Witness'd  the  fervour  of  thy  prayY: 

Tin*  desert  thy  temptations  knew, 
Thy  conflict  and  thy  vict'ry  too  ! 

4  Be  thou  my  pattern;  let  me  bear 
More  of  thy  gracious  image  lure. 
Then  God  the  Judge  shall  own  my  name 
Among  the  foll'wers  of  the  Lamb. 

.  ,  _  (130.)       C.   M. 

I  1  J.         Jesus  ivc/it  about  doing  good. 

1  T3EHOLD,  where  in  a  mortal  form 
-*-*   Appears  each  grace  divine! 
The  virtues,  all  in  Jesus  met, 

With  mildest  radiance  shine. 

2  To  spread  the  rays  of  heav'nly  light, 

To  give  the  mourner  joy; 
To  preach  glad  tidings  to  the  poor, 
Was  his  divine  employ. 

5  Lowly  in  heart,  to  all  his  friends 

A  friend  and  servant  found, 
He  wash'd  their  feet,  he  wip'd  their  tears, 
And  heal'd  each  bleeding  wound. 

4  'Midst  keen  reproach  and  cruel  scorn, 

Patient  and  meek  he  stood. 
His  foes  ungrateful,  sought  his  life; 
He  laboured  for  their  good. 

5  To  God  he  left  his  righteous  cause; 

And  still  his  task  pursued; 
While  luimble  pray'r  and  holy  faith 
llis  fainting  strength  renew'd. 
79 


116,    117  CHRIST. 

6  In  the  Inst  hours  of  deep  distress, 

Before  his  Father's throne, 
With  soul  resign'd  he  bow'd,  and  said, 

"  Thy  will,  not  mine,  be  done!" 

7  Be  Christ  our  pattern  and  our  guide! 

His  image  may  we  bear! 
O  may  we  tread  his  holy  steps, 
His  joy  and  glory  share ! 

,  1f  '  (152,;       C.   M. 

110.      Forgiveness  from  the  example  ofJesiu^ 

1  /^  OD  of  my  mercy  and  my  praise ! 
"    Thy  glory  is  my  song; 

Though  sinners  speak  against  thy  grace 
With  a  blaspheming  tongue. 

2  When  in  the  form  of  mortal  mail 

Thy  Son  on  earth  was  found, 
With  cruel  slanders,  false  and  vain, 
They  compass'd  him  around. 

3  Their  miseries  his  compassion  mov'd$ 

Their  peace  he  still  pursu'd: 
They  render 'd  hatred  for  his  love, 
And  evil  for  his  good. 

4  Their  malice  rag'd  without  a  cause; 

Yet  with  his  dying  breath 
He  pray'd  for  murd?rers  on  his  cross. 
And  bless'd  his  foes  in  death. 

5  O  may  his  conduct,  all-divine, 

To  me  a  model  prove ! 
Like  his,  O  God!  my  heart  incline 
My  enemies  to  love. 

117  (133.)  L.   M. 

*  A  '  •       Resignation  from  the  example  ofJesns, 

1  "ip  ATHER  divine,"  Hie  Saviour  cried, 

-*-     While  horrors  press'd  on  ev'ry  side, 
And  prostrate  on  the  ground  he  lay, 
"  Remove  this  bitter  cup  away. 

2  "  But  if  these  pangs  must  still  be  borne, 
And  stripes,  and  woimds,  and  cruel  scorn, 

80 


CHRIST.  118 

1  Low  my  soul  before  thy  throne, 

And  lay,  Thy  will,  not  mine,  be  done." 

5  Thus  oitr  submissive  souls  would  boWj 
And,  taught  by  Jesus,  lie  as  low. 
Our  hearts,  and  not  our  lips  alone, 
Would  say,  "Thy  will,  not  ours,    be  done." 

4  Then,  though  like  him  in  dust  we  lie, 
Well  view  the  blissful  moment  nigh, 
Which,  from  our  portion  in  his  pains, 
Calls  to  the  joy  in  which  he  reigns. 

.  1  p  l.  \r. 

1  l  °- Christ's  Transfiguration.  Matt.  xvii.  4. 

1  ¥17 HEN  at  a  distance,  Lord,  we  trace 

*  *    The  various  glories  of  thy  face, 
What  transport  pours  o'er  all  our  breast, 
And  charms  our  cures  and  woes  to  rest! 

2  "With  thee,  in  the  obscurest  cell, 

On  some  bleak  mountain  would  I  dwell, 
Rather  than  pompous  courts  behold, 
And  share  their  grandeur  and  their  gold. 

3  Away,  ye  dreams  of  mortal  joy; 
Raptures  divine  my  thoughts  employ, 
I  see  the  King  of  Glory  shine; 

And  feel  his  love,  and  call  him  mine. 

4  On  Tabor  thus  his  servants  view'd 
His  lustre,  when  transform 'd  he  stood; 
And,  bidding  earthly  scenes  farewell, 
Cried,  "  Lord,  'tis  pleasant  here  to  dwell." 

5  Yet  still  our  elevated  eyes 

To  nobler  visions  long  to  rise; 
That  grand  assembly  would  we  join, 
Where  all  thy  saints  around  thee  shine. 

6  That  mount,  how  bright!  those  forms,  how  fair! 
Tis  good  to  dwell  for  ever  there! 

Come,  death,  dear  envoy  of  my  God, 
And  bear  me  to  that  bles£  abode. 
81 


119,    120  CHRIST. 

119.  (107.)      L.  M. 

1  TJEHOLD,  the  blind  their  sight  receive* 
-*-*  Behold,  the  dead  awake  and  live! 
The  dumb  speak  wonders,  and  the  lamo 
Leap  like  the  hart,  and  bless  his  name. 

2  Thus  doth  th'  eternal  Spirit  own 
And  seal  the  mission  of  the  Son; 
The  Father  vindicates  his  cause, 
While  he  hangs  bleeding  on  the  cross. 

3  He  dies;  the  heav'ns  in  mourning  stood: 
He  rises,  and  appears  a  God, 

Behold  the  Lord  ascending  high, 
No  more  to  bleed,  no  more  to  die. 

4  Hence,  and  for  ever,  from  my  heart 
I  bid  my  doubts  and  fears  depart; 
And  to  "those  hands  my  soul  resign, 
"Which  bear  credentials  so  divine. 

120.  (129-)    L-  M- 

Christian  example  of  benevolence. 

1  A  XD  is  the  gospel  peace  and  love? 
J"*-  Such  let  our  conversation  be; 
The  serpent  blended  with  the  dove, 

"Wisdom  and  meek  simplicity. 

2  Whene'er  the  angry  passions  rise, 

And  tempt  our  thoughts  or  tongues  to  sonife 
On  Jesus  let  us  fix  our  eyes, 

Bright  pattern  of  the  Christian  life. 

5  O  how  benevolent  and  kind! 

How  mild!  how  ready  to  forgive! 
Be  this  the  temper  of  our  mind, 

And  these  the  rules  by  which  we  live. 

4  To  do  his  heav'nly  Father's  will, 
"Was  his  employment  and  delight: 
Humility  and  holy  zeal 

Shone  thro'  his  life  divinelv  bright- 
83 


CHRIST.  121,   122 

5  Dispensing  good  where'er  lie  came, 
1  he  labours  of  his  life  were  love. 
If  then  we  love  the  Saviour's  name, 
Let  his  divine  example  move! 

i  —  l .     Jiich  .1/./"  and  fxizarus.     Luke  vi.  25 

1  TX  what  confusion  earth  appears! 

*  God '8  dearest  children  bath'd  in  tears; 

While  they  who  heaven  itself  deride, 
Riot  in  luxury  and  pride. 

2  Hut  patient  let  my  soul  attend, 
And  ere  I  censure,  view  the  end: 
That  end,  how  dift'Ycnt!  who  can  tell 
The  wide  extremes  of  heaven  and  hell? 

3  See  the  red  Barnes  around  him  twine, 
Who  did  in  gold  and  purple  shine! 
Nor  can  his  tongue  one  drop  obtain, 
T'  allay  the  scorching  of  his  pain. 

4  While  round  the  saint,  so  poor  below, 
Full  rivers  of  salvation  flow; 

On  Abrah'm's  breast  he  leans  his  head, 
And  banquets  on  celestial  bread. 

5  Jesus,  my  Lord,  let  me  appear 
The  meanest  of  thy  servants  here; 
So  that  at  length  I  may  but  taste 
The  blessings  of  thy  marriage  feast 

HIS  SUFFERINGS  AjYD  DEATH 

199  L    M. 

*4£.  Gethsemane. 

I  '^XlIS  midnight — and  on  Olive's  brow, 
-*-    The  star  is  dimm'd  that  lately  shone; 
Tis  midnight — in  the  garden  now, 

The  suff'ring  Saviour  prays  alone. 
Tis  midnight — and  from  all  remov'd, 
Emmanuel  wrestles  lone,  with  fears, 
E'en  the  discijJe  that  he  lov'd 
Heeds  not  his  Master's  grieis  and  tears. 
S3 


188,    1£4  CHRTST. 

3  'Tis  midnight — and  for  others'  guilt 

^  The  man  of  sorrows  weeps  in  blood; 
Yet  he  that  hath  in  anguish  knelt, 
Is  not  forsaken  by  his  God. 

4  'Tis  midnight — and  from  ether  plains, 

Is  borne  the  song  that  angels  know: 
Unheard  by  mortals  are  the  strains 
That  sweetly  sooth    the  Saviour's  wo. 

|OQ  (136)      L.    M. 

I  L  O .  The  Passion  of  Christ. 

.    pOME,  let  our  mournful  songs  record 
^-//  The  dying  sorrows  of  our  Lord, 
When  he  expired  in  shame  and  blood, 
Like  one  forsaken  of  his  God. 

2  The  Jews  beheld  him  thus  forlorn, 

And  shook  their  heads,  and  laugh 'd  in  scorn; 
"Herescu'd  others  from  the  grave; 
Now  let  him  try  himself  to  save." 

3  O  harden 'd  people!  cruel  priests! 

How  they  stood  round  like  savage  beasts ! 

Like  lions  gaping  to  devour, 

When  God  had  left  him  in  their  pow'r ! 

4  They  wound  his  head,  his  hands,  his  feet, 
Till  streams  of  blood  each  other  meet; 
By  lot  his  garments  they  divide, 

And  mock  the  pangs  in  which  he  died. 

5  But,  gracious  God!  thy  pow'r  and  love 
Have  made  his  death  a  blessing  prove. 
Tho'  once  upon  the  cross  he  bled, 
Immortal  honours  crown  his  head. 

6  Thro'  Christ  the  Son  our  guilt  forgive, 
And  let  the  mourning  sinuerlive! 
The  Lord  will  hear  us  in  his  name: 
Nor  shall  our  hope  be  turn'd  to  shame. 

]91  (147.)       C.  M. 

I  —4*       The  love  of  a  dying  Saviour. 
1   "OEHOLD  the  Saviour  of  mankind 
*-*  Nail'd  to  the  shameful  tree. 
Si 


CHRIST.  125 

How  vast  the  love  that  hup  lnclinM 
To  bleed  and  die  for  thee! 

2  Hark,  how  he  groans!  while  nature  shakes, 

And  earth1!  strong  pillars  bend! 

The  temple's  veil  in  sunder  breaks, 
The  solid  marbles  rend, 

3  Tis  done!  the  precious  ransom's  paid; 

"Receive  my  soul!"  he  cries: 

where  lie  bows  his  sacred  head! 
lie  bows  his  head  and  dies! 

4  Jf  nt  soon  hell  break  death's  envious  chain, 

And  in  full  glory  shine. 
O  Land)  of  Goa!  was  ever  pain, 
Was  ever  love  like  thine! 

1Qr  KM. 

1  —  •'•  ,i  Dying  Saviour, 

1  aTRETCITl)  on  the  cross,  the  Saviour  dies, 
^   Hark!  his  expiring  groans  arise! 

S     .  from  his  bands,  his  feet,  his  side, 
Rons  down  the  sacred  crimson  tide! 

2  Hut  life  attends  the  dreadful  sound, 
And  flows  from  every  bleeding  wound; 
The  vital  stream,  how  free  it  flows 

To  save  and  cleanse  his  rebel  foes! 

3  To  suffer  in  the  traitor's  place, 
To  die  for  man,  surprising  grace! 
Yet  pass  rebellious  angels  by — 

O  why  for  man,  dear  Saviour,  why? 

4  And  didst  thou  bleed? — for  sinners  bleed? 
And  could  the  sun  behold  the  deed? 

No!  lie  withdrew  his  sickening  ray, 
And  darkness  veil'd  the  mourning  day, 

5  Can  1  survey  this  scene  of  wo, 

Where  mingling  grief  and  wonder  flow; 
And  yet  my  heart  umnov'd  remain, 
Insensible  to  love  or  pain; 
^5 


19,6  CHH1ST. 

6  Come,  dearest  Lord!  thy  grace  impart, 
To  warm  fchis  cold,  this  stupid  heart; 
Till  all  its  powers  and  passions  move 
In  melting  grief  and  ardent  love. 

J  Zl),((  Strickejx,  smitten  of  God,  and  afflicted.*- 
Isa.  liii.  4. 

1  "  QjTRICKENj  smitten  and  afflicted," 

^  See  him  dying  on  the  tree  ! 
Tis  the  Christ  by  man  rejected  ; 

Yes,  my  soul,  'tis  he!  'tis  he! 
Tis  the  long  expected  prophet, 

David's  son,  yet  David's  Lord; 
Proofs  I  see  sufficient  of  it: 

Tis  a  true  and  faithful  word. 

2  Tell  me,  ye  who  hear  him  groaning, 

Was  there  ever  grief  like  his? 
Friends  through  fear  his  cause  disowning, 

Foes  insulting  his  distress: 
Many  hands  were  rais'd  to  wound  him, 

None  would  interpose  to  save; 
But  the  awful  stroke  that,  found  him, 

Was  the  stroke  that  justice  gave. 

3  Ye  who  think  of  sin  hut  lightly, 

Nor  suppose  the  evil  great; 
Here  may  view  it's  nature  rightly, 

Here  it's  guilt  may  estimate. 
Mark  the  sacrifice  appointed! 

See  "who  hears  the  awful  load; 
Tis  the  Wotid,  the  Lord's  axoixted, 

Son  of  man,  and  Son  of  God. 

4  Here  Ave  have  a  firm  foundation; 

Here's  the  refuge  of  the  lost: 
Christ's  the  rock  of  our  salvation: 

His  the  name  of  which  we  boast: 
Lamb  of  God  for  sinners  wounded ! 

Sacrifice  to  cancel  guilt! 
None  shall  ever  be  confounded 

Who  on  him  their  hope  have  built. 
8G 


CHRIST.  127,  128 

197  J137)     hM- 

■  —  i  •  Christ  our  substitute. 

1  ^rriWAS  for  our  sake,  eternal  God, 

-*-   Thy  Son  sustain'd  that  heavy  load 
Of  base  reproach  and  sore  disgrace, 
And  shame  defiTd  his  sacred  face. 

2  The  Jews,  his  brethren  and  his  kin, 
AbusM  him  when  he  check 'd  their  sin; 
While  he  fuifill'd  thy  holy  laws, 
They  hate  him,  but  without  a  cause. 

3  Zeal  for  the  temple  of  his  God 
Consum'd  his  life,  exposM  his  blood; 
Reproaches  at  thy  glory  thrown 

He  felt,  and  mourn 'd  them  as  his  own. 

4  His  friends  forsook,  his  followers  fled, 
While  foes  and  arms  surround  his  head. 
They  nail  him  to  the  shameful  tree; 
There  hong  my  Lord,  who  died  for  me. 

5  But  God  his  Father  heard  his  cry; 
Rais'd  from  the  dead,  he  reigns  on  high; 
The  nations  learn  his  righteousness, 
And  humble  sinners  taste  his  grace. 

128.  (iiij     P-  m. 

1  WITH   ecstasy  of  joy 

*    Extol  his  glorious  name, 
Who  rear'd  the  spacious  earth, 
And  rais'd  our  mortal  frame. 

He  built  the  church, 
Who  spread  the  sky: 

Shout  and  exalt 
His  honours  high. 

2  See  the  foundation  laid 

By  pow'r  and  love  divine; 
Jesus,  his  first-born  Son, 

How  bright  his  glories  shine  I 

Low  he  descends, 
In  dust  he  lies, 
*7 


129  CHRIST. 

That  from  his  tomb 
A  church  might  rise. 

3  But  he  for  ever  lives, 

Nor  for  himself  alone; 
Each  saint  new  life  derives 
From  him,  the  living  stone. 

His  influence  spreads 
Through  ev'ry  soul, 

And  in  one  house 
Unites  the  whole. 

4  To  him  with  joj  we  move; 

In  him  cemented  stand; 
The  living  temple  grows, 

And  owns  the  founder's  hand. 

That  structure,  Lord, 
Still  higher  raise, 

Louder  to  sound 
Its  builder's  praise. 

19Q  L'  M# 

1  —  J,     Crucifixion  to  the  -world  by  the  Cross  of 

Christ.  Gal.  vi.   14. 

1  "ITT"  HEN  1  survey  the  wondrous  cross 

*  ™     On  which  the  Prince  of  glory  died, 
My  richest  gain  I  count  but  lost, 
And  pour  contempt  on  all  my  pride. 

2  Forbid  it,  Lord,  that  I  should  boast, 
Save  in  the  death  of  Christ  my  God; 
All  the  vain  things  that  charm  me  most, 
I  sacrifice  them  to  his  blood. 

3  See  from  his  head,  his  hands,  his  feet, 
Sorrow  and  love  flow  mingled  down; 
Did  e'er  such  love  and  sorrow  meet? 
Or  thorns  compose  so  rich  a  crown? 

4  Were  the  whole  realm  of  nature  mine, 
That  were  a  present  far  too  small; 
Love  so  amazing,  so  divine, 
Demands  my  soul,  my  life,  my  all. 

M 


CHRIST.  130,    13) 

,„  (152.)       S.  M. 

J  oU.  Freedom  in  the  death  of  Jesus, 

1  \  ND  shall  -we  still  be  slaves, 
-^"*-  And  in  our  fetters  lie, 

"When  summon'd  by  a  voice  divine 
T'  assert  our  liberty  ? 

2  Did  the  great  Saviour  bleed, 

Our  freedom  to  obtain? 
And  shall  we  trample  on  his  blood, 
And  glory  in  our  chain? 

$  Shall  we  go  on  to  sin, 

Because  thy  grace  abounds; 
Or  crucify  the  Lord  again, 
And  open  all  his  wounds 7 

4  Forbid  it,  mighty  God' 

Nor  let  it  e'er  be  said, 
That  those,  for  whom  thy  Son  has  died, 
In  vice  are  lost  and  dead. 

5  The  man  that  durst  despise 

The  law  that  Moses  brought, 
Behold !  how  terribly  he  dies 
For  his  presumptuous  fault. 

6  But  sorer  vengeance  falls 

On  that  rebellious  race, 
Who  hate  to  hear  when  Jesus  calls, 
And  dare  resist  his  grace. 

iqi  C.  M. 

1 0 1  •      Christ's  dying  Love;  or,  our  Pardon 
bought  at  a  dear  price. 

1  XT OW  condescending  and  how  kind 
-*-  *■    Was  God's  eternal  Son! 

Our  misery  reach'd  his  heavenly  mind, 
And  pity  brought  him  down. 

2  This  was  compassion  like  a  God, 

That  when  the  Saviour  knew 
The  price  of  pardon  was  his  blood. 
His  pity  ne'er  withdrew. 
80 


132  CHRIST. 

3  Now,  though  he  reigns  exalted  high, 

His  love  is  still  as  great: 
Well  he  remembers  Calvary, 
Nor  should  his  saints  forget. 

4  Here  we  behold  his  bowels  roll 

As  kind  as  when  he  died; 
And  see  the  sorrows  of  his  soul 
Bleed  through  his  wounded  side. 

5  Here  we  receive  repeated  seals 

Of  Jesus'  dying  love: 
Hard  is  the  wretch  that  never1  feel* 
One  soft  affection  move. 

6  Here  let  our  hearts  begin  to  melt, 

While  we  his  death  record, 
And  with  our  joy  for  pardon'd  guilt, 
Mourn  that  we  pierc'd  the  Lord. 

1 32  L-  M- 

1,J*'  Salvation  in  the  Cross. 

1  TY  ERE  at  thy  cross,  my  dying  God, 
JL-BL  I  lay  my  soul  beneath  thy  love, 
Beneath  the  droppings  of  thy  blood, 
Jesus,  nor  shall  it  e'er  remove. 

2  Not  all  that  tyrants  think  or  say, 
With  rage  and  lightning  in  their  eyes, 
Nor  hell  shall  fright  my  heart  away, 
Should  hell  with  all  its  legions  rise. 

3  Shoul     .vorlds  conspire  to  drive  me  thencfl, 
Moveless  and  firm  this  heart  should  lie 3 
Resolv'd  (for  that's  my  last  defence) 

If  I  must  perish,  there  to  die. 

4  But  speak,  my  Lord,  and  calm  my  fear; 
Am  I  not  safe  beneath  thy  shade? 

Thy  vengeance  will  not  strike  me  here, 
Nor  Satan  dares  my  soul  invade. 

5  Yes  I'm  secure  beneath  thy  blood, 
And  all  my  foes  shall  lose  their  aim, 
Hosanna  to  my  dying  God. 

And  my  best  honours  to  his  name. 
90 


christ.  133,  134 

133.  .(l4s)     c-  M- 

'Sorrow  for  the  suffering*  of  the  Saviour. 

1  A  LAS!  and  did  my  Saviour  bleed, 
-^*-  And  did  my  Sov'reign  die* 
Would  he  devote  that  sacred  head 

For  such  a  worm  as  1  \ 

2  Was  it  for  crimes  that  I  had  done 

He  groaned  upon  the  tree? 

Amazing  pit)  !  grace  unknown! 

And  love  Beyond  degree! 

3  Well  might  the  sun  in  darkness  hide, 

And  Bhilt  his  glories  in, 
When  God  tin-  mighty  Maker  died, 
For  man  the  creature's  sin! 

4  Thus  might  I  hide  my  blushing  face, 

While  his  dear  cross  appears; 
Dissolve  my  h<  art  in  thankfulness, 
And  melt  my  eyes  to  tears. 

5  But  drops  of  grief  can  ne'er  repay 

The  debt  of  love  I  owe. 
Here,  Lord,  I  rive  myself  away: 
Tis  all  that  1  can  do. 


134.  (t**0     l.  m. 

1  1170RTHY  is  he,  that  once  was  slain, 

™  *    The  Prince  of  peace  that  groan 'd  and  died ; 
Worthy  to  rise,  and  live,  and  reign, 
At  his  almighty  Father's  side. 

2  Pow'r  and  dominion  are  his  due, 

Who  stood  condemn'd  at  Pilate's  oar. 
Wisdom  belongs  to  Jesus  too, 
Though  he  was  charged  with  madness  here* 

3  Honour  immortal  must  be  paid, 

Instead  of  scandal  and  of  scorn; 
\\  Idle  i_!orv  shines  about  his  head, 
And  a  bright  crown  without  a  thorn 
01 


135,  136,  137     christ. 

4  Klessings  for  ever  on  the  Lamb, 

Whose  blood  speaks  peace  to  wretched  men, 
Let  angels  sound  his  sacred  name; 
And  ey'ry  creature  say,  Amen. 

135.  (144.)      S.  M. 

1  TTOSA.NNA    to  the  Son 
"  Of  David  and  of  God, 

Who  brought  the  news  of  pardon  down, 
And  seal'd  it  with  his  blood! 

2  To  Christ  th'  anointed  King, 

Be  endless  blessings  giv'n! 
Let  the  whole  earth  his  glory  sing, 
Who  made  our  peace  with  heav'n. 

1Q£  (143.)       C.  M. 

1 OO.  Trilmte  to  the  Lamb. 

1  f^  OME,  let  us  join  our  cheerful  songs 
^  With  angels  round  the  throne; 

Ten  thousand  thousand  are  their  tongues, 
But  all  their  joys  are  one. 

2  "  Worthy  the  Lamb  that  died, "they  cry 

To  be  exalted  thus ; 
"  Worthy  the  Lamb,"  our  lips  reply, 
For  he  was  slain  for  us. 

3  Jesus  is  worthy  to  receive 

Honour  and  pow'r  divine  $ 
And  blessings  more  than  we  can  give, 
Be,  Lord !  for  ever  thine. 

4  Let  all  that  dwell  above  the  sky, 

And  air,  and  earth,  and  seas, 
Conspire  to  lift  thy  glories  high, 
And  speak  thine  endless  praise ! 

|q7  (134.}      S.  M. 

1  o  i  .  Praise  for  Redemption, 

1     \  UTHOR  of  life  and  bliss ! 
-^-  Thy  goodness  I  adore. 
'  92 


CHRIST.  13& 

O  give  me  strength  to  speak  thy  praise, 
And  grace  to  love  thee  more ! 

€  First  for  this  world,  so  fair, 
My  daily  thanks  shall  rise; 
For  ev'ry  comfort,  evYv  joy, 
Thy  bounteous  hand  supplies. 

3  But  yet  a  nobler  cause 

Demands  my  warmest  love. 
Can  words  describe  '.he  wond'rous  gift 
Descending  from  above? 

4  The  Saviour  dwelt  on  earth; 

He  died,  that  we  might  live; 
Endur'd  the  sorrows  of  the  cross, 
Immortal  hope  to  give. 

%  Ah  who  can  tell  the  scorn, 
The  dear  Redeemer  bore? 
Or  who  describe  the  mental  grie£ 
Which  his  blest  bosom  tore? 

6  Low  in  the  grave  he  lay, 

While  darkness  veil'd  the  skies. 
But  lo ! — he  bursts  the  bands  of  death; 
To  glory  see  him  rise! 

7  Father!  this  work  is  thine; 

For  us  thou  gav'st  thy  Som 
O  may  we  all  devoted  be, 
And  live  to  thee  alone ! 

,«R  (142.)      L.  M. 

1.5 d.  The  same. 

1  "  J  TlSfiu'shW"— so  the  Saviour  cried, 

And  meekly  bow'd  his  head  and  die<L 
Tis  finishM — y«s,  the  race  is  run, 
The  b  •.  the  vict'ry  won. 

8  'Tisjinlv/i'rf.'—.itt  that  heav'n  decreed, 

And  :ll  the  ancient  prophets  said, 
Is  now  ralfil'd,  as  was  design 'd, 
Jji  thee  the  Saviour  of  mankind. 

•a 


139  CHRIST. 

3  '  T  is  finish' d!-~  Aaron  now  no  more 

Must  stain  his  robes  -with  purple  gore. 
The  sacred  veil  is  rent  in  twain, 
And  Jewish  rites  no  more  remain. 

4  'Tisfimsh/d! — man  is  reconcil'd 

To  God,  and  pow'rs  of  darkness  spoil'd. 
Peace,  love,  and  happiness  again 

Return  and  dwell  with  sinful  men. 
3  'TVs  finished! — let  the  joyful  sound 

Be  heard  thro'  all  the  nations  roimd. 
fTU  finished!— -let  the  echo  fly 

Thro'  heav'n  and  hell,  thro'  earth  and  sky! 

.on  P.  M. 

l  .j  ^ .  Finished  Redemption. 

1  TT  ARK!  the  voice  of  love  and  mercy 
■"■  Sounds  aloud  from  Calvary! 

See  it  rends  the  rocks  asunder, 

Shakes  the  earth,  and  veils  the  sky! 
"It  is  finish 'd!" 
Hear  the  dying  Saviour  cry ! 

2  It  is  finish'd! — O  what  pleasure 

Do  these  charming  words  afford! 
Heavenly  blessings,  without  measure, 

Flow  to  us  from  Christ  the  Lord. 
It  is  finish'd! — 
Saints,  the  dying  words  record. 

3  Finish'd  all  the  types  and  shadows 

Of  the  ceremonial  law! 
Finish'd  all  that  God  had  promis'd; 

Death  and  hell  no  more  shall  awe. 
It  is  finish'd!— 
faints  from  hence  your  comfort  draw. 

4  Tune  your  harps,  anew,  ye  seraphs^ 

Join  to  sing  the  pleasing  theme; 
All  in  earth,  and  all  in  heaven, 

Join  to  praise  ImmanuePs  name. 
Hallelujah! 

Glory  to  the  bleeding  Lamb! 
94 


I 


CHRIST.  140,    141 

140.  (l40-)     c-  M-  . 

'Joy  in  the  victory  of  a  ci-ucifitd  Saviour. 

1  f^OME,  let  us  lift  our  voices  high, 
^  High  as  our  joys  arise; 

And  join  the  songs  above  the  sky, 
Where  pleasure  never  dies, 

2  Jesus,  the  l^ord  that  fought  and  bled, 

How  kind  his  smiles  appear! 
What  melting,  soothing  words  he  says 
To  evYy  humble  ear ! 

3  "  For  you,  the  objects  of  my  love, 

It  was  for  you  1  died. 
Behold  my  hands,  behold  my  feet, 
And  look  into  my  side. 

4  "  These  are  the  wounds  for  you  I  bore, 

The  tokens  of  my  pains, 
When  I  was  sent  to  free  your  souls 
From  misery  and  chains." 

5  We  give  thee,  Lord,  our  highest  praise 

For  goodness  so  divine: 
O  may  we  ever  feel  thy  grace, 
And  die  to  ev'ry  sin ! 

111  (139.)       S.   M. 

«^«  *Love  of  CJirist  to  men  the    Cause   oj  hit 

suffering. 
1    J3EH0LD  th'  amazing  sight, 
13  The  Saviour  lifted  high! 
Behold  the  Son  of  God's  delight 
Expire  in  agony ! 
3  For  whom,  for  whom,  my  heart, 
Were  all  these  Borrows  borne? 
Why  did  he  feel  that  piercing  smart, 

And  meet  that  various  scorn? 
For  love  of  us  he  bled, 

And  all  in  torture  died; 
'Tuas  love  that  bow'd  his  fainting  head, 
And  op'd  his  gushing  side. 


142,    1*3  CHRIST. 

4  In  sympathy  of  love 

Let  all  <he  earth  combine, 
And  drawn  by  cords  so  gentle,  prove 
The  energy  divine. 

5  In  him  our  hearts  unite, 

Nor  share  his  griefs  alone, 
But  from  his  cross  pursue  their  flight 
To  his  triumphant  throne. 

149  (153.)       L.   M. 

*  ^  ««     Love  to  the  brethren  a  proper  return 
to  Christ. 

1  TV*  OW  be  that  sacrifice  survey 'd, 

*~~    Which  fcr  our  souls  the  Saviour  made, 
While  love  to  sinners  fir'd  his  heart, 
And  conquer'd  all  the  killmg  smart. 

2  Blest  Jesus,  while  thy  grace  I  sing, 
What  grateful  tribute  shall  I  bring, 
That  earth  and  heav'n  and  all  may  see 
My  love  to  him,  who  died  for  me? 

3  That  off'ring,  Lord,  thy  word  hath  taught; 
Nor  be  thy  new  command  forgot, 

That,  if  their  Master's  death  can  move, 
Thy  servauts  should  each  other  love. 

4  When  on  the  cross  I  fix  mine  eye, 
Letev'ry  savage  passion  die; 
And  may  I  ever  ready  be 

To  serve,  forgive,  and  love  like  thee. 

1  .~  (155.)       C.  M. 

J  4  O,       Christ  anointing  his  disciples. 

1   TTARK!  'tis  our heav'nly  Leader's  voice 

*--■■  From  the  bright  realms  above; 

Amidst  the  war's  tumultuous  rage, 
A  voice  of  pow'r  and  love. 

2  "  Maintain  the  fight,  my  faithful  band, 
Nor  fear  the  mortal  blow; 
He,  that  in  such  a  warfare  dies, 
Shall  speedy  vict'ry  know. 
96 


CHRIST.  M4 

3  "  I  have  my  days  of  combat  seen, 

And  in  the  dust  was  laid: 
But  now  I  sit  upon  my  throne, 
And  glory  crowns  my  head. 

4  "  This  throne,  this  glory  you  shall  share; 

My  hands  the  crown  shall  give; 

And  vou  the  sparkling  honours  wear, 

While  God  himself  shall  live." 

5  Lord!  'tis  enough,  our  souls  are  fir'd 

With  courage  and  with  love, 
Vain  are  th'  assaults  of  earth  and  hell; 
Our  hopes  are  fix'd  above. 

6  We'll  trace  the  footsteps  thou  hast  drawn 

To  triumph  and  renown; 
Nor  slum  thy  combat  and  thy  cross, 
May  we  but  share  thy  crown. 

HIS  RESURRECTION  ASCENSION, 
INTERCESSION,  AND  GLORY. 

,  .  .  (157.)       L.  M. 

144.  Christ  dying,  rising  and  reigning. 

I    TJE  dies,  the  friend  of  sinners  dies! 

-"  Lo!  Salem's  daughters  weep  around. 

A  solemn  darkness  veils  the  skies; 

A  sudden  trembling  shakes  the  ground. 

&  Come  saints,  and  drop  a  tear  or  two, 

For  him  who  groan 'd  beneath  your  load; 
He  shed  a  thousand  drops  for  you, 
A  thousand  drops  of  richer  blood! 

Here's  love  and  grief  beyond  degree: 
The  Lord  of  glory  dies  for  men! 

But  lo!— what  sudden  joys  we  see! 
Jesus,  the  dead,  revives  again. 

4  The  rising  God  forsakes  the  tomb? 
In  vain  the  tomb  forbids  his  rise: 
Cherubic  legions  guard  him  home, 
And  shout  him  welcome  to  the  skies, 
97  L 


143  CHRIST. 

5  Break  off  your  tears,  ye  saints,  and  tell, 

How  high  our  great  Ueliv'rer  reigns. 
Sing,  how  he  spoil 'd  the  hosts  of  hell, 
And  led  the  monster,  death,  in  chains. 

6  Say:  "Live  for  ever,  wondrous  King! 

born  to  redeem,  and  strong  to  save!" 
Then  ask  the  monster:  "where's  thy  sting! 
And  there's  thy  vict'ry,  hoasting  grave?" 

1AK  (160.)      P.  M. 

J  /hD,  Christ* s  Resurrection  and  Ascension. 

1  A  NGEL,  roll  the  rock  awav: 

A  Hallelujah! 

Death,  yield  up  thy  mighty  prey.' 
See,  he  rises  from  the  tomb, 
Glowing  in  immortal  bloom. 

2  'Tis  the  Saviour!  angel*,  raise 
Fame's  eternal  trump  of  praise. 
Let  the  world's  remotest  bound 
Hear  the  joy-inspiring  sound. 

3  Hail!  victorious  Jesus,  hail! 
On  thy  cloud  of  glory  sail 

In  long  triumph  through  the  sky, 
Up  to  waiting  worlds  on  high. 

4  Heav'n  displays  her  portals  wide: 
Glorious  hero!  thro'  them  ride. 
King  of  glory !  mount  thy  throne, 
Thy  great  Father's,  and  thine  own 

5  Hosts  of  heav'n,  seraphic  fires! 
Raptur'd,  sweep  your  sounding  lyres. 
Sons  of  men!  in  humbler  strain 
Sing  your  mighty  Saviour's  reign. 

6  Ev'ry  note  with  wonder  swell; 
Sin  o'erthrown,  and  captiv'd  hell ! 
Where  is  now,  O  Death!  thy  sting? 
Where  thy  terrors,  vanquish 'd  Ring' 

98 


chk  146,  147 

Tlie  resurrection  of  Christ  a  source  of  Con- 
solation. 

1  T"L  humble  souls,  that  seek  the  Lord, 

■*-    Chase  all  your  fears  away; 
And  bow  with  pleasure  down  to  see 
The  place  where  Jesus  lay. 

2  Thus  low  the  Lord  of  life  was  brought! 

Such  wonders  love  can  do! 
Thus  cold  in  death  that  bosom  lay, 
Which  throbb'd  and  bled  for  you! 

3  A  moment  rnre  a  loose  to  grief; 

Let  grateful  sorrows  rise; 
And  wash  the  bloody  stains  away 
With  torrents  from  your  eyes. 

4  Then  dry  your  tears,  and  tune  your  songs, 

The  Saviour  lives  again! 
Not  all  the  bolts  and  bars  of  death 
The  Cooqu'ror  could  detain. 

5  High  o'er  th'  angelic  hands  he  rears 

His  once  dishonour'd  head; 
And  thro'  unnumber'd  years  lie  reign9, 
Who  dwelt  among  the  dead. 

6  With  joy  like  his,  shall  ev'ry  saint 

His  empty  tomb  survey; 
And  rise  with  his  ascending  Lord 
Thro'  all  his  shining  way. 

1/17  (159*)       P'  M* 

14/-  T/ie  same, 

1  pHRlST,  the  Lord,  is  ris'n  to-day, 
^  Sons  of  men  and  angels  say. 
Raise  your  joys  and  triumph*  nigh; 

Sing,  ye  heav'ns,  and  earth  reply. 

2  Love's  redeeming  work  is  done; 
Fought  the  fight,  the  battle  won. 
Lo!  our  sun's  eclipse  is  o'er, 
Lo!  he  sets  in  blood  no  more. 

99 


143,  149  cHiusT. 

3  Vain  the  stone,  the  watch,  the  seal! 
Christ  has  burst  the  gates  of  hell. 
Death  in  vain  forbids  his  rise; 
Christ  has  open'd  Paradise. 

4  Lives  again  our  glorious  King: 
Where,  O  death,  is  now  thy  sting? 
Dying  once,  he  all  doth  save: 
Where  thy  victory,  O  grave? 

-.  Ary  (161.)  S.    M. 

14o.  Resiwrection  of  Chri*U 

1  ^EE  what  a  living  stone 
^  The  builders  did  refuse ! 

Yet  God  hath  built  his  church  thereon, 
In  spite  of  envious  Jews. 

2  The  work,  O  Lord,  is  thine, 

And  wondrous  in  our  eyes: 
This  day  declares  it  all  divine, 
This  day  did  Jesus  rise. 

3  Since  he  hath  left  the  grave, 

His  promises  are  true; 
And  each  exalted  hope  he  gave, 
Confirra'd  of  heav'n  we  view. 

4  Hosanna    to  the  King 

Of  David's  royal  blood! 
Bless  him,  ye  saints;  he  comes  to  brag 
Salvation  from  your  God. 

5  O  come  the  happy  hour, 

When  all  the  world  shall  own 
Thy  Son,  O  God,  declar'd  with  pow'r, 

And  worship  at  thy  throne ! 
C  We  bless  thy  holy  word, 

Which  all  this  grace  displays; 
And  offer  on  thine  altar,  Lord ! 

Our  sacrifice  of  praise. 

149.  (l6*)     p-  * 

rlie  same. 
I  "Y~ES,  the  Redeemer  rose; 
*   The  Saviour  left  the  dead, 

100 


cHKi^r.  150 

And  o'er  our  hellish  foes 

High  rais'd  his  eonq'ring  head. 

In  wild  dismay, 

The  guards  around 

Fall  to  the  ground, 

And  sink  away. 

2  Lo !  the  angelic  hands 
In  full  assembly  meet, 
To  wait  his  high  commands, 
And  worship  at  his  feet. 
Joyful  they  come, 
And  wing  their  way 
From  realms  of  day 
To  Jesus'  tomb. 

Then  back  to  heav'n  they  fly, 

The  joyful  news  to  bear. 

Hark  !  as  they  soar  on  high, 

What  music  fills  the  air! 

Th«ir  anthems  say: 

"  Jesus,  who  bled, 

Hath  left  the  dead; 

He  rose  to-day. " 

4  Ye  mortals,  catch  the  sound, 

Kedeem'd  by  him  from  hell; 
And  send  the  echo  round 

The  globe  on  which  you  dwell, 

With  Christ  we  rise, 
AVith  Christ  we  reign, 
And  empires  gain 
Beyond  the  skies. 

1  *>(\  S    M 

1  DU.ti  rpiLe  Lord  is  risen  indeed. "  Lukexxiv.  3 

1   "  rpiIE  Lord  is  risen  indeed," 
•*-    And  are  the  tidings  true? 
Yes,  we  beheld  the  Saviour  bleed, 
And  baw  him  living  too. 

£  "The  Lord  is  risen  indeed," 
Then  Justice  asks  no  more; 
101 


151,    152  CHRJST. 

Mercy  and  Ti  uth  are  now  agreed, 
Who  stood  oppos'd  before. 

3  "  The  Lord  is  risen  indeed," 

Then  is  his  work  perform 'd; 

The  captive  surely  now  is  freed, 

And  death,  our  foe,  disarm'd. 

4  "  The  Lord  is  risen  indeed," 

Attending  angels  hear; 
Up  to  the  courts  of  heaven,  with  speed, 
The  joyful  tidings  bear. 

5  Then  take  your  golden  lyres, 

And  strike  each  cheerful  chord, 
Join  all  the  bright  celestial  choirs, 
To  sing  our  risen  Lord. 


151. 


(166.)      L.   M. 
"lie  same. 

1  TJEJOICE,  ye  shining  worlds  on  high; 
■*-*'  Behold  the  King  of  glory  nigh ! 
"Who  can  this  King  of  glory  be  ? 

The  mighty  Lord,  the  Saviour's  he. 

2  Ye  heav'nly  gates,  your  leaves  display, 
To  make  the  Lord,  the  Saviour,  way. 
Laden  with  spoils  from  earth  and  hell, 
The  Conq'ror  comes,  with  God  to  dwell. 

3  Rais'd  from  the  dead,  he  goes  before, 
He  opens  heav'n's  eternal  door, 

To  give  his  saints  a  blest  abode, 
Near  their  Redeemer  and  their  God. 

152.  (1690    p-  M- 

1  TESUS,  our  triumphant  Head, 
•J    Ris'n  victorious  from  the  dead, 
To  the  realms  of  glory's  gone, 

To  ascend  his  rightful  throne. 

2  Cherubs  on  the  Conq'ror  gaze, 
Seraphs  glow  with  brighter  blaze; 

102 


chrisi*.  153,  154 

Each  bright  order  of  the  sky 
Hails  him,  as  he  passes  by. 

3  Heav'n  its  King  congratulates, 
Opens  vide  her  golden  gates. 
Angels  songs  of  victYv  bring; 
All  the  bli>>t'nl  regions  ring. 

4  Sinners,  join  the  heav'nly  pow'rs; 
For  redemption  all  is  ours. 
Humble  penitents  shall  prove 
Blood-bought  pardon,  dying  love. 

5  Hail,  thou  dear,  thou  worthy  Lord! 
11     v    I  Arab  !  incarnate  word  ! 

Hail,  thou  sntV*ring  Son  of  God! 
Take  the  trephies  of  thy  blood. 

153.  (iro-)    c-  m. 

1  r¥iHK  IcrJ  of  life,  with  glory  crown'dt, 
•*-    On  heavii's  exalted  throne, 
Forgets  not  those,   for    whom  on  earth 
He  heav'd  his  dying  groan. 
'2  Hit  greatness  now  no  tongue  of  man 
Or  seraph  bright  can  tell: 
Yet  still  the  chief  of  all  his  joys; 
That  souls  are  sav'd  from  hell. 

S  For  this  he  taught,  and  toil'd,  and  bled; 
For  this  his  life  was  giv'n; 
For  this  he  fought,  and  vanquished  death; 
For  this  he  reigns  in  heav'n. 

4  Join,  all  ye  saints  beneath  the  sky, 
Your  grateful  praise  to  give; 
Bins  loud  Hosannas     to  his  name, 
W i tii  whom  you  too  shall  live. 

i  r  4  L.    M. 

104.        Christ's  Humiliation  and  Exaltation. 

Rev.  v.  12. 
1  "II7  HAT  equal  honours  shall  we  bring 
'    To  thee,  O  Lord  our  God,  the  I^amK 

103  7 


155  CHRIST. 

When  all  the  notes  that  angels  sing 
Are  far  inferior  to  thy  name? 

2  Worthy  is  he  that  once  was  slain, 

The  Prince  of  Peace  that  groan'd  and  died, 
Worthy  to  rise,  and  live,  and  reign 
At  his  Almighty  Father's  side. 

3  Power  and  dominion  are  his  due, 
Who  stood  condemned  at  Pilate's  bar: 
Wisdom  belongs  to  Jesus  too, 

Though  he  was  charg'd  with  madness  here. 

A  All  riches  are  his  native  right, 
Yet  he  sustained  amazing  loss: 
To  nim  ascribe  eternal  might, 
Who  left  his  weakness  on  the  cross, 

5  Honour  immortal  must  be  paid, 
Instead  of  scandal  and  of  scorn: 
While  glory  shines  around  his  head, 
And  a  bright  crown  without  a  thorn. 

6  Blessings  for  ever  on  the  Lamb, 
Who  bore  the  curse  for  wretched  men: 
Let  angels  sound  his  sacred  name, 
And  ever)'  creature  say,  Amen. 

,„  L.   M. 

loo.       ChrisVs  Ascension,  Psalm  xxiv.  T, 

1  |~| Uli  Lord  is  risen  from  the  dead; 
^-^    Our  Jesus  is  gone  up  on  high; 
The  powers  of  hell  are  captive  led — 
Dragg'd  to  the  portals  of  the  sky. 

2  There  his  triumphal  chariot  "waits, 
And  angels  chant  the  solemn  lay; 

"  Lift  up  your  heads,  ye  heavenly  gates! 
Ye  everlasting  doors,  give  way!" 

3  Loose  all  your  bars  of  massy  light, 
And  wide" unfold  the  radiant  scene; 

He  claims  those  mansions  as  his  right:— 
Receive  the  King  of  Glory  in. 
104 


CHRIST.  156,  157 

1  CT  Who  is  the  King  of  Glory,  who?" 
The  Lord  that  all  his  foes  o'ercame; 
The  world,  sin,  death,  and  hell,  o'erthre 
And  Jesus  is  the  Conqueror's  name. 

rp  S.  M. 

I  »)0.  Chnst's  Intercession. 

1  TV  ELL,  the  Redeemer's  gone 

"     T'  aj>pear  before  our  God, 
To  sprinkle  o'er  the  naming  throne 
With  his  atoning  blood. 

2  Xo  fiery  vengeance  now, 

Nor  burning  wrath  comes  down; 
If  justice  call  tor  sinner's  blood, 
The  Saviour  shows  his  own. 

3  Before  his  father's  eye 
Our  humble  suit  he  moves, 

The  Father  lavs  his  thunder  by, 
And  looks,  and  smiles,  and  loves. 

4  Now  may  our  joyful  tongues 
Our  Maker's  honour  sing, 

Jesus  the  priest  receives  our  songs, 
And  bears  them  to  the  King. 

5  [We  bow  before  his  tace, 
And  sound  his  glories  high, 

11  Hosanna  to  the  God  of  grace 
That  lays  his  thunder  by.] 

6  "On  earth  thy  mercy  reigns, 
And  triumphs  all  above;" 

But,  Lord,  how  weak  are  mortal  strain! 
To  speak  immortal  love ! 

157.  p    m- 

1     A  RISE,  my  soul,  arise, 
-^-  Sh:ike  off  thy  guilty  feais, 
The  bleeding  Sacrifice 
In  my  behalf  appears: 
105 


158  CHRIST. 

Before  the  throne  my  Surety  stands, 
My  name  is  written  on  his'hands. 

8      He  ever  lives  above, 

For  me  to  intercede; 
His  all-redeeming  love, 

His  precious  blood  to  plead; 
His  blood  aton'd  for  all  our  race, 
And  sprinkles  now  the  throne  of  grace 

3  Five  bleeding  wounds  he  bears, 

Received  on  Calvary; 
They  pour  effectual  prayers, 

They  strongly  speak  for  me; 
Forgive  him,  O  forgive,  they  cry, 
Nor  let  that  ransonrd  sinner  die. 

4  The  Father  hears  him  pray 

His  dear  anointed  One: 
He  cannot  turn  away 

The  Presence  of  his  Son; 
His  Spirit  answers  to  the  blood, 
And  tells  me  I  am  born  of  God. 

5  My  God  is  reconcil'd, 

Hispard'ning  voice  I  hear: 
He  owns  me  for  his  child, 

I  can  no  longer  fear; 
"With  confidence  I  now  draw  nigh, 
And  Father,  Abba  Father !  cry. 

1  5R  L-  M- 

1  *J***I]cncra>  that  my  Redeemer  hveth.  Jobxix.  25. 

1  T  KNOW  that  my  Redeemer  lives; 

■*-  What  comfort  this  sweet  sentence  gives! 
He  lives,  he  lives,  who  once  was  dead, 
He  lives,  my  ever  living  head. 

2  He  lives  to  bless  me  with  his  love, 
He  lives  to  plead  for  me  above, 
He  lives  my  hungry  soul  to  feed, 
He  lives  to  help  in  time  of  need. 

106 


CHRIST.  159 

5  He  lives  to  grant  mc  rich  supply, 
He  lives  to  guide  me  with  his  eye 
He  lives  to  comfort  me  when  faint, 
He  lives  to  hear  my  soul's  complaint 

4  He  lives  to  silence  all  my  fears, 
He  lives  to  stop  and  wipe  my  tears, 
He  lives  to  calm  my  troubled  heart, 
He  lives,  all  blessings  to  impart 

5  He  lives,  all  glory  to  his  name! 
He  lives,  my  Jesus,  still  the  same; 

0  the  sweet  joy  this  sentence  gives, 

1  know  that  my  Redeemer  lives ! 

1  ro  (1500       L-   M- 

i  «J «-"  Chnst  exalted. 

1  "VTOW  let  us  raise  our  cheerful  strains, 
-^   And  join  the  blissful  choir  above; 
There  our  exalted  Saviour  reigns, 

And  there  they  sing  his  wondrous  love: 

2  Jesus,  who  once  upon  the  tree 

In  agonizing  pains  expir'd, 
To  save  us  rebels, — yes,  'tis  he! 

How  bright,  how  lovely,  how  admir'd! 

3  Jesus,  who  died  that  we  might  live, 

Died  in  the  wretched  traitor's  place, 
O  what  returns  can  mortals  give 
For  such  immeasurable  grace ! 

4  Were  universal  nature  ours, 

And  ail  with  all  her  boasted  store; 
Nature  and  art,  with  all  their  pow'rs, 
"Would  still  confess  the  oif'rer  poor. 

5  Yet  tho'  for  bounty  so  divine 

AVe  ne'er  can  equal  honours  raise: 
Jesus!  may  all  our  hearts  be  thine, 

And  all  our  tongues  proclaim  thy  praise. 
107 


160,  161  CHRlbl 

J  01/.  Christ  adored  by  the  heavenly  host, 

1  f\  the  delights,  the  heav'nly  joys, 
^-^  The  glories  of  the  place, 

Where  Jesus  sheds  the  brightest  beams 
Of  his  o'erflowing  grace! 

2  Princes  to  his  imperial  name 

Bend  their  bright  sceptres  down; 
Dominions,  thrones,  and  pow'rs  rejoice, 
To  see  him  wear  the  crown. 

3  Archangels  sound  his  lofty  praise, 

Thro'  ev'ry  heav'nly  street; 
And  lay  their  highest  honours  down, 
Submissive  at  his  feet. 

4  1\Yhile  angels  shout  and  praise  their  King, 

Let  mortals  learn  their  strains: 
Let  all  the  earth  Ids  honours  sing; 
O'er  all  the  earth  he  reigns. 

5  Now  to  the  Lamb,  that  once  was  slain, 

Be  endless  blessings  paid; 
Salvation,  glory,  joy,  remain 
For  ever  on  thy  head ! 

6  Thou  hast  redeem'd  our  souls  with  blood, 

Hast  set  the  pris'ners  free, 
Hast  made  us  kings  and  priests  to  God, 
And  we  shall  reign  with  thee. 

JMMES  J&TB    CHARACTERS  OF 
CHRIST. 

STAR  OF  BETi'ILEHEX. 

in  U"HL 

J  O  1 .  The  Star  of  Bethlehem. 

1   TirHRX  marshall'd  on  the  nightly  plain, 
*  "    The  glittering  hosts  bestud  the  sky; 
One  star  alone,  of  all  the  train, 
Can  fix  the  sinner's  wandering  eve, 
108 


CHRIST.  162 

B  Hark!  hark!  to  God  the  chorus  hreaks, 
From  every  host,  from  every  gem; 
But  one  alone  the  Saviour  speaks, 
It  is  the  star  of  Bethlehem. 

3  Once  on  the  raging  seas  I  rode, 

The  storm  was  loud, — the  night  was  dark, 
The  ocean  yawu'd, — and  rudely  blow'd 
The  wind  that  tossM  my  foundering  bark 

4  Deep  horror  then  my  vitals  froze, 

Death-struck,  I  ceas'd  the  tide  to  stem; 
When  suddenly  a  star  arose, 
It  was  the  star  of  Bethlehem. 

5  It  was  my  guide,  my  light,  my  all, 

It  bade  my  dark  forebodings  cease; 
And  through  the  storm  and  danger's  thrall, 
It  led  me  to  the  port  of  peace. 

6  Xow  safely  moor'd — my  perils  o'er, 

I'll  sing,  first  in  night's  diadem, 
For  ever  and  for  ever  more, 

The  star! — the  star  of  Bethlehem! 

.MORNING    STAR. 

1  r  n  L-    M- 

J  OZ.  The  Morning  Star. 

1  f~\  THOU,  whose  beams  serenely  bright, 
"  Can  chase  the  darkness  of  my  soul, 
And  pour  a  flood  of  purest  light, 

Where  now  the  shades  of  midnight  roll: 
AI» !  why  so  long  should  horror  shroud 

This  mourning  breast  with  deep  despair? 
Break  through  the  dark  and  envious  cloud, 

Arise,  arise,  O  Morning  star. 

2  Through  a  long  night  of  griefs  and  fears, 

With  gloom  and  sorrow  compass'd  round 
I  drop  my  uncomplaining  tears, 

Nor  yet  the  radiant  dawn  have  found; 
Still  towards  the  chambers  of  the  day, 

With  eves  intent,  expecting  there, 
109 


163,  164  christ. 

With  patient  hope,  thy  promis'd  raj, 

I  long  for  thee,  sweet  Morning  star. 
3  Increasing  clouds  announce  thee  nigh, 

Slumber  my  weary  eyes  invades; 
Death  spreads  his  horrors  o'er  the  sky, 

And  thickens  all  the  gathered  shades. 
I  yield,  I  bow  my  drooping  head, 

Resign,  at  length,  my  anxious  care 
I  sink  awhile  among  the  dead, 

To  wake  and  hail  my  Morning  star. 

-i  n~  L.    M. 

LKJrJ 'Bright  and  morning  Star.  Rev.  xxii.  If 

1  V"E  worlds  of  light,  that  roll  so  near 

•*-    The  Saviour's  throne  of  shining  bliss 
O  tell,  how  mean  your  glories  are, 
How  faint  and  few,  compar'd  with  his! 

2  We  sing  the  bright  and  morning  Star, 
Jesus,  the  spring  of  light  and  love: 
See,  how  its  rays,  diftus'd  from  far, 
Conduct  us  to  the  realms  above ! 

3  Its  cheering  beams  spread  wide  abroad, 
Point  out  the  puzzled  Christian's  way: 
Still,  as  he  goes,  he  n::da  the  road 
Enlighten'd  with  a  constant  day. 

4  [Thus  when  the  Eastern  magi  brought 
Their  royal  gifts,  a  star  appears; 
Directs  them  to  the  babe  they  sought, 

And  guides  their  steps,  and  calmstheir  feais, 

5  When  shall  we  reach  the  heavenly  place 
Where  this  bright  Star  shall  brightest  shine? 
Leave  far  behind  these  scenes  of  night, 

And  view  a  lustre  so  dirmei5 

ROCK  OF  AGES. 

J  u~k<R0Ck  snutt&t;  or  the  Rock  of 'Ages ,  Isaiah. 

xx vi.  4. 
1   TJ  OCK  of  Ages,  shelter  me ! 
**  Let  me  hide  mvself  in  thee! 


CHRIST.  165 

Let  the  water  and  the  blood, 

From  thy  wounded  side  which  flow'd, 

Be  of  sin  the  double  core; 

Cleanse  me  from  its  guilt  and  power. 

Xot  the  labour  of  my  hands 
(an  fulfil  thy  law's  demands: 
Could  my  zeal  no  respite  know, 
Could  my  tears  forever  flow, 
All  for  sin  could  not  atone: 
Thou  must  save,  and  thou  alone. 

5  Nothing  in  my  hand  I  bring, 
Simply  to  thy  cross  1  cling; 
Naked,  come  to  thee  for  dress; 
Helpless,  look  to  thee  for  grace: 
Foul,  I  to  the  fountain  fly, 
Wash  me,  Saviour,  or  1  die! 

4  While  I  draw  this  fleeting  breath, 
When  my  eye-strings  break  in  death, 
When  I  soar  to  worlds  unknown, 
See  thee  on  thy  judgment  throne,— 
Rock  of  Ages,  shelter  me ! 
Let  me  hide  myself  in  thee! 


165.  p.  m. 

Prov.  xviii.  24. 

1  i^iNE  there  is,  above  all  others, 

*^  Well  deserves  the  name  of  Friend; 
His  is  love,  beyond  a  brother's, 
Costly,  free,  and  knows  no  end. 

2  Which  of  all  our  friends  to  save  us, 

Could  OT  would  have  shed  his  blood* 
But  this  Saviour  died  to  have  us 
ReeoncU'd  in  him  to  God. 

3  When  he  liv'd  on  earth  aliased, 

Friend  of  sinners  was  his  name; 
Now,  above  all  glory  raised, 
lit  rejoices  in  the  same. 


166,    167  CHRIST. 

4  Oh,  for  grace  our  hearts  to  soften ! 
Teach  us,  Lord,  at  length  to  love; 
"We  alas !  forget  too  often, 

"What  a  Friend  we  have  above. 

166  L.  M. 

1  p>  OOR,  weak,  and  worthless,  though  I  am, 
■*•  I  have  a  rich  almighty  friend; 

Jesus,  the  Saviour,  is  his  name, 
He  freely  loves,  and  without  end. 

2  He  ransom M  me  from  hell  with  blood; 
And,  by  his  power,  my  foes  controll'd: 
He  found  me  wandering  far  from  God, 
And  brought  me  to  his    chosen  fold. 

3  But,  ah  !  my  inmost  spirit  mourns; 
And  well  my  eyes  with  tears  may  swim, 
To  think  of  my  perverse  returns: — 
I've  been  a  faithless  friend  to  him. 

4  Often  my  gracious  friend  I  grieve, 
Xeglect,  distrust,  and  disobey; 
And  often  Satan's  lies  believe 
Sooner  than  all  my  friend  can  say. 

5  Sure,  were  I  not  most  vile  and  base, 
1  could  not  thus  my  friend  requite ! 
And  were  not  he  the  God  of  grace, 
He'd  frown  and  spurn  me  from  his  sight. 

REFUGE. 

167.  p.  M- 

1  TESUS,  lover  of  my  soul, 
*-*  Let  me  to  thy  bosom  fly, 
While  the  billows  near  me  roll, 

While  the  tempest  still  is  high; 
Hide  me,  O  my  Saviour,  hide, 

Till  the  storm  of  life  be  past; 
Safe  into  the  haven  guide, 
Oh,  receive  my  soul  at  last! 
112 


CHKIST.  163 

2  Other  refuge  l^e  I  none, 

Lo!  I,  helpless,  hang  on  thee: 
Leave,  Oh,  leave  me  not  alone, 

Lest  I  basely  shrink  and  flee* 
Thou  art  all  my  trust  and  aid, 

All  my  heli>  from  thee  I  bring; 
Cover  my  defenceless  head 

With  the  shadow  of  thy  wing! 
S  Thou,  O  Christ,  art  all  I  want; 

Boundless  love  in  thee  I  find: 
Raise  the  fallen,  cheer  the  faint, 

Heal  the  sick,  and  lead  the  blind. 
Just  and  holy  is  thy  name; 

1  am  all  unrighteousness, 
Vile  and  full  of  sin  I  am; 

Thou  ait  full  of  truth  and  grace. 
4  Plenteous  grace  with  thee  is  found, 

Grace  to  pardon  all  my  sin; 
Let  the  healing  streams  abound, 

Make  and  keep  me  pure  within. 
Thou  of  life  the  fountain  art, 

Freely  let  me  take  of  thee. 
Reign,  O  Lord,  within  my  heart, 

Reign  to  all  eternity. 

PHYSICIAN. 

ipo  L.    M. 

I  UO.         Physician  of  Souls ,  Jer.  viii.  22. 

1  T\EEP  are  the  wounds  which  sin  has  made; 
-■-'  Where  shall  the  sinner  find  a  cure? 

In  vain,  alas!  in  nature's  aid; 

The  work  exceeds  all  nature's  power. 

2  Sin,  like  a  raging  fever,  reigns 
With  fatal  strength  in  every  part; 
The  dire  contagion  fills  the  veins, 
And  spreads  its  poison  to  the  heart. 

fl  And  can  no  sovereign  balm  be  found? 
And  is  no  kind  Physician  nigh, 
To  ease  the  pain,  and  heal  the  wound, 
Lre  life  and  hope  for  ever  ily? 
113 


169  CHRIST. 

4  There  is  a  great  Physician  near; 
"Look  up,  O  fainting  soul,  and  live: 
See,  in  his  heavenly  smiles  appear 
Such  ease  as  nature  cannot  give ! 

5  See,  in  the  Saviour's  dying  blood, 
Life,  health,  and  bli^s,  abundant  floVf 
'Tis  only  this  dear  sacred  flood 

Can  ease  thy  pain  and  heal  thy  avo. 

169.  p.m. 

1  TTOW  lost  was  my  condition, 
11  Till  JESUS  made  me  whole! 
There  is  but  one  physician, 

Can  cure  a  sin-sick  soul ! — 
The  worst  of  all  diseases 

Is  light  compared  with  sin; 
On  ev'ry  part  it  seizes, 

But  rages  most  within. 

2  From  men  great  skill  professing, 

I  thought  a  cure  to  gain; 
But  this  prov'd  more  distressing, 

And  added  to  ray  pain — 
Some  said  that  nothing  ail'd  me, 

Some  gave  me  up  for  lost, 
Thus  every  refuge  lail'd  me, 

And  all  my  hopes  were  cross'd. 

3  At  length  this  great  Physician- 

How  matchless  is  his  grace! 
Accepted  my  petition, 

And  undertook  my  case — 
Next  door  to  death  he  found  me, 

And  snatch'd  me  from  the  grave 
To  tell  to  all  around  me, 

His  wondrous  power  to  save. 

4  A  dying,  risen  JESUS, 

Seen  by  the  eye  of  faith, 
At  once  from  danger  frees  us, 
Ami  saves  the  soul  from  death— 
114 


CHRIST.  \7G 


1 


Como  then  to  this  Physician, 

Ili>  help  he'll  freely  give, 
He  makes  DO  hard  condition, 

Tis  only — look — and  live. 

PASCHAL    LAMD. 

J  70.         Types  of  Christ.     Heb.  iv.  2. 
TSRAKL,  in  ancient  days, 
■    Not  only  had  a  view 
Of  Sinai  in  a  blaze, 

Hut  learn'd  the  gospel  too: 
The  types  and  figures  were  a  glass, 
In  which  tiny  saw  the  Saviour's  tUee. 

The  paschal  sacrifice, 

And  hi  wd-besttrinkled  door, 

with  enlighten'd  eyes, 
And  once  apply 'd  with  pow'r, 
Would  teach  the  need  of  other  blood, 
ooncile  an  angry  God. 

The  lamb,  the  dove,  set  forth 

Mia  perfect  innoc 

Whose  blood  of  matchless  worth 

Should  be  the  soul's  defence; 
For  he  who  can  for  sin  atone, 
Must  have  no  failings  of  his  own. 

The  scape-goat  on  his  head 

The  people's  trespass  bore, 

And,  to  the  desert  led, 

Was  to  be  seen  no  more; 
In  him  our  surety  seem'd  to  say, 
"  Behold  I  bear  your  sins  away." 

Dipt  in  his  fellow's  blood, 
The  living  bird  went  free: 
The  type,  well  understood, 
Express'd  the  sinner's  plea — 
Described  the  guilty  soid  enlarg'd, 
And  by  the  Saviour's  death  discharg'd. 
115 


171  CHRIST. 

6  Jesus,  I  love  to  trace 

Throughout  the  sacred  page, 
The  footsteps  of  thy  grace, 
The  same  in  ev'ry  age! 
O  grant  that  I  may  faithful  be 
To  clearer  lisrht  vouchsaf 'd  to  me ! 


171  P    M 

1  '  l  •        Types  of  Christ.     Paschal  Lamb 

Heb.    ix.    12. 

1  "DASCHAL  Lamb,  by  God  appointed, 
•*-     All  our  sins  on  thee  were  laid: 

By  almighty  love  anointed^ 

Thou  hast  full  atonement  made. 

2  Adam's  sons  are  now  forgiven, 

Through  the  virtue  of  thy  blood ! 
Open'd  is  the  gate  of  heaven — 

Peace  is  made  'twixt  man  and  God. 

3  Jesus,  hail,  enthron'd  in  glory, 

There  for  ever  to  abide; 
All  the  heavenly  hosts  adore  thee, 
Seated  at  thy  Father's  side. 

4  There  for  sinners  thou  art  pleadings- 

There  thou  dost  our  place  prepare; 
Ever  for  us  interceding, 
Till  in  glory  we  appear. 

5  Glory,  honour,  pow'r,  and  blessing, 

Thou  art  worthy  to  receive; 
Loudest  praises,  without  ceasing, 
Meet  it  is  for  us  to  give. 

6  "When  we  join  th'  angelic  sr^rits, 

In  their  sweetest,  noblest  lays, 
We  will  sing  our  Saviour's  merits— 
Gladly  chant  ImmanuePs  praise. 
116 


HOLY   SPIRIT.  17£,    173 

HOLY   SPIRIT. 


172. 


I,.    M. 

The  Operations  of  the  Holy  Spirit. 


1  INTERNAL  Spirit!  we  confess 

*-*  And  sing  the  wonders  of  thv  grace; 
Thy  power  conveys  our  blessings  down 
From  God  the  Father  and  the  Sou. 

2  Enlighten'd  by  thine  heavenly  ray, 
Our  shades  and  darkness  turn  to  day: 
Thine  inward  teachings  make  us  know 
Our  danger  and  our  refuge  too. 

3  Thy  power  and  glory  works  within, 
And  breaks  the  chains  of  reigning  sin. 
Doth  our  imperious  lusts  subdue, 
And  forms  our  wretched  hearts  anew. 

4  The  troubled  conscience  knows  thy  voice, 
Thy  cheering;  words  awake  our  joys; 
Thy  words  alla\  the  stormy  wind, 

And  calm  the  surges  of  the  mind. 

|T..  (184.)       L.   M. 

It,),  Praise  for  the  Spirit. 

1  pOME,  gracious  Spirit,  heav'nlv  Dove, 
^  With  light  and  comfort  from  above. 
Be  thou  our  guardian,  thou  our  guide; 
O'er  ev'ry  thought  and  step  preside. 

2  Conduct  us  safe,  conduct  us  far 
From  ev'ry  sin  and  hurtful  snare; 

1  «-ad  to  thy  word,  that  rules  must  give, 
And  teach  us  lessons  how  to  live. 

3  The  light  of  truth  to  us  display, 
That  we  may  know  and  love  thy  way; 
Plant  hoi?  fear  in  ev'ry  heart, 

That  we  from  thee  may  ne'er  depart. 

4  Lead  us  to  righteousness,  the  road 
That  we  must  take,  to  dv-ell  with  God: 

117 


174,  175  HOLY  SPIRIT. 

Lead  us  to  heav'n,  the  seat  of  bliss, 
"Where  pleasure  in  perfection  is. 

174.  (185.)       C.  M. 

J    /^OME,  holy  Spirit,  heav'nly  Dove, 
^  With  all  thy  qnick'ning  pow'rs; 
Kindle  a  flame  of  sacred  love 
In  these  cold  hearts  of  ours. 

2  See,  how  we  grovel  here  below, 

Fond  of  these  earthly  toys! 
Our  souls,  how  heavily  they  go, 
To  reach  eternal  joys! 

3  Dear  Lord!  and  shall  we  always  live 

At  this  poor,  dying  rate? 
Our  love  so  cold,  so  faint  to  thee, 
And  thine  to  us  so  great? 

4  Come,  holy  Spirit,  heav'nly  Dove, 

With  all  thy  quick 'ning  pow'rs; 
Come,  shed  abroad  a  Saviour's  love, 
And  that  shall  kindle  ours. 

175.  (189.)       C.  M. 

1  1VJY  hope,  my  portion,  and  my  God, 
•*-*-*•  How  little  art  thou  known 

By  all  the  judgments  of  thy  rod, 
And  blessings  of  thy  throne ! 

2  How  cold  and  feeble  is  my  love  i 

How  negligent  my  fear! 
How  low  my  hope  of  joys  above! 
How  few  affections  there! 

5  Great  God!  thy  gracious  aid  impart, 

To  give  thy  word  success- 
Write  thy  salvation  in  my  heart, 
That  I  may  learn  thy  grace. 
4  Show  my  forgetful  feet  the  way 
That  leads  to  joys  on  high: 
There  knowledge  grows  without  decay, 
And  love  shall  never  die, 
118 


HOLY  SPIRIT.  176,    177 

m(190.)       C.  M. 
Aidoftlie  Spirit. 

1  Tj^OR  ever  blessed  be  the  Lord, 
•*■    My  Saviour  and  my  shield! 
He  sends  his  Spirit  with  his  word, 

To  arm  me  lor  the  field. 

2  When  all  my  foes  their  force  unite, 

He  makes  my  soul  his  care; 
Instructs  me  in  the  heav'nly  fight, 
And  guards  me  through  the  war. 

9  A  friend  and  helper  so  divine 
My  fainting  hope  shall  raise: 
He  make3  the  glorious  vict'ry  mine, 
And  his  shall  be  Jthe  praise. 

-„  (195.)       L.  M. 

1  '  «  •       Hie  Holy  Spirit  a  Comforter. 

1  OURE  the  blest  Comforter  is  nigh, 
^  Tis  he  sustains  my  fainting  heart; 
Else  would  my  hope  tor  ever  die, 

And  evVy  cheering  ray  departs 

2  'When  some  kind  promise  glads  my  soul, 

Do  I  not  find  his  healing  voice 
The  tempest  of  my  fears  control, 

And  bid  my  drooping  pow'rs  rejoice  ? 

3  "NMiat  less  than  thine  almighty  word 

Can  raise  my  heart  from  earth  and  dust, 
And  bid  me  cleave  to  thee,  my  Lord, 
My  life,  my  treasure,  and  my  trust! 

4  And  when  my  cheerful  hope  can  say, 

"I  love  my  God,  and  taste  his  grace;" 

Lord,  is  it  not  thy  blissful  ray, 

Which  brings  this  dawn  of  sacred  peace? 

5  Let  thy  kind  Spirit  in  my  heart 

For  ever  dwell,  O  God  of  love; 
And  light  and  heav'nly  peace  impart, 
Sweet  earnest  of  the  joys  above. 
1)9  8 


1T8,    179  HOLY  SPIRIT. 

178.  (196.)       L.   M. 

1     A  MIDST  a  world  of  hopes  and  fears, 
-^*-  A  -worM  of  cares,  and  toils,  and  tears, 
Where  foes  alarm,  and  dangers  threat, 
And  pleasures  kill,  and  glories  cheat: 

1  Send  down,  O  Lord !  a  heav'nly  ray, 
To  guide  me  in  the  doubtful  way; 
And  o'er  me  hold  thy  shield  of  pow'r 
To  guard  me  in  the  dang'rous  hour. 

3  Teach  me  the  flatt'ring  paths  to  shun, 
In  which  the  thoughtless  many  run, 
Who  for  a  shade  the  substance  mis9, 
And  grasp  their  ruin  in  their  bliss. 

4  May  never  pleasure,  wealth,  or  pride, 
Allure  my  wand'ring  soul  aside; 

But  through  this  maze  of  mortal  ill, 
Safe  lead  me  to  thy  heav'nly  hill. 

5  There  glories  shine,  and  pleasures  roll, 
That  charm,  delight,  transport  the  soul; 
And  every  panting  wish  shall  be 
Possess'd  of  boundless  bliss  in  thee. 

17Q  (198.)      CM. 

1  /  J.  Breathing  after  holiness. 

1  f\  THAT  the  Lord  would  guide  my  ways, 
"  To  keep  his  statutes  still ! 

O  that  my  God  would  grant  me  grace, 
To  know  and  do  his  will ! 

2  Order  my  footsteps  by  thy  word, 

And  make  my  heart  sincere; 
Let  sin  have  no  dominion,  Lord, 
But  keep  my  conscience  clear. 

3  Assist  my  soul,  too  apt  to  stray, 

A  stricter  watch  to  keep; 
And,  should  I  e'er  forget  thy  way, 
Restore  thv  wand'ring  sheep. 

120 


HOLY    SPIRIT.  180,  1'  t 

I  Make  me  to  walk  in  thy  commands; 
'Tis  a  delightful  road: 
Nor  tet  my  head,  or  heart,  or  hands, 
Offend  against  ray  God. 

1  8  0 .  To  the  blessed  Spii  'it. 

I   T|  OLY  Ghost,  dispel  our  sadness, 
"-   Pierce  the  clouds  of  sinful  night: 
Come,  thou  source  of  sweetest  gladness, 
Breathe  thy  life  and  spread  thy  light; 
Loving  Spirit,  God  of  peace, 
Great  distributer  of  grace, 
R   it  anon  this  congregation! 
Hear,  Oh!  hear  our  supplication. 

9  From  that  height  which  knows  no  measure, 
A.I  ■  gracious  shower  descend : 

Bringing  down  the  richest  treasure 
Mum  sn  wuitk,  Off  God  can  send. 

O  thou  Glory,  shining  down 

i       m  t!ie  F  vtiii:h  and  the  Sox, 
Grant  US  thy   illumination! 
Real  on  all  this  congregation. 

3  Come,  thou  best  of  all  donations 

God  can  give,  or  we  implore; 
Haying  thy  sweet  consolations, 

We  need  w  ish  for  nothing  more; 
Holt  Spirit,  heavenly  Uove, 
Now  descending  from  above, 

Hest  on  all  this  congregation, 

Make  our  hearts  thy  habitation. 

1K1  P-   M' 

,OJ'  .  hldress  to  the  Spirit. 

1  INTERNAL  Spirit,  source  of  light, 

■*-^   Eidiv'ning,  consecrating  lire, 
Descend,  and,  with  celestial  heat, 

Our  dull,  our  frozen  hearts  inspire; 
Our  souls  refine,  our  dross  consume; 
Come,  condescending  Spirit,  come! 
121  N 


182  THE  GOSPEL  CALL* 

S  In  our  cold  breasts  O  strike  a  spark 

Of  that  pure  flame  which  seraphs  feel? 

Nor  let  us  wander  in  the  dark, 
Or  lie  benumb'd  and  stupid  still. 

Come,  vivifying  Spirit,  come! 

And  make  our  hearts  thy  constant  home. 

S  Let  pure  devotion's  fervours  rise! 

Let  ev'ry  pious  passion  glow! 
O  let  the  raptures  of  the  skies 

Kindle  in  our  cold  hearts  below. 
Come,  purifying  Spirit,  come, 

And  make  our  souls  thy  constant  home ! 


THE  GOSPEL  C&LL. 
1.  inviting,    general  invitation*. 

1  O^.jfeAo&f,  now  is  the  accepted  Time. 
2  Cor.  vi,  2. 

1  TV  OW  is  th'  accepted  time^ 
■**^  Now  is  the  day  of  grace; 
Now,  sinners,  come  without  delay, 

And  seek  the  Saviour's  face. 

2  Now  is  th'  accepted  time, 

The  Saviour  calls  to-day; 
To-niorrow  it  may  be  too  late, 
Then  why  should  you  delay? 

S  Now  is  th*  accepted  time, 
The  gospel  bids  you  come; 
And  ev'ry  promise  in  his  word 
Declares  there  yet  is  room. 

4  Lord,  draw  reluctant  souls, 

And  feast  them  with  thy  )ove; 
Then  will  the  angels  clap  their  wings, 
And  bear  the  news  above. 
122 


THE  GOSPEL   OALL.  183 

5  At  length  around  thy  throne 
They  shall  thy  face  behold; 
While  thro'  eternity  they'll  strive 
Their  raptures  to  unfold. 

1  O.j.  Come  and  •welcome  to  Jesui  ChrteL 

Isaiah  lv.  1. 

1   pOME,  ye  sinners,  poor  and  wretched. 
^  Weak  and  wounded,  sick  and  sore! 
Jesus  ready  stands  to  save  you, 

Full  of  pity  join'd  with  power: 
He  is  able, 
He  is  willing:  doubt  no  more. 

I  $  Come,  ye  thirsty !  come  and  welcome^ 

God's  free  bounty  glorify: 
True  belief,  and  true  repentance, 

Every  grace  that  brings  us  nigh — 
Without  money, 
Come  to  Jesus  Clirist,  and  buy. 

3  Let  not  conscience  make  you  linger, 
Xor  of  fitness  fondly  dream; 
All  thejittiess  he  requireth, 

Is  to  feel  your  need  of  him; 
This  lie  gives  you; 
'  Tis  his  Spirit's  rising  beam. 

i  Come,  ye  weary,  heavy  laden 

Lost  and  ruin'd  by  the  fall ! 
If  you  tarry  till  you're  better, 

Vou  will  never  come  at  all. 
Not  the  righteous,— 
Sinners  Jesus  came  to  call. 

5   View  him  prostrate  in  the  garden; 
On  the  ground  your  Maker  lies 
On  the  bloody  tree  behold  him; 
Hear  him  crv,  before  he  dies, 
"It  is  finished"!" 
Sinner,  will  not  ttus  suffice? 
123 


184,    185       THE    GOSPEL  CALT. 

6  Lo !  th'  incarnate  God  ascended, 

Pleads  the  merit  of  his  blood: 
Venture  on  him,  venture  wholly, 

Let  no  other  trutt  intrude; 
None  but  Jesus 
Cau  do  helpless  sinners  good. 
w  Saints  and  angels,  join'd  in  concert, 

Sing  the  praises  of  the  Lamb; 
While  the  blissful  seats  of  heaven 

Sweetlv  echo  with  his  name: 
Hallelujah! 
Sinners  liere  may  sing  the  same. 

184.  l-  »t 

1  ^INXERS,  approach  your  dying  Lord, 
^  And  find  your  happiness  restor'd: 
His  proffer 'd 'benefits  embrace, 

The  plenitude  of  gospel  grace: 

2  A  pai  don  written  with  his  blood, 
The  favour  and  the  peace  of  God; 
The  seeing  eye,  the  feeling  sense, 
The  trembling  joys  of  penitence: 

3  The  godly  fear,  the  pleasing  smart, 
The  meltings  of  a  broken  heart: 
The  tears  that  tell  your  sins  forgiven: 
The  sighs  that  waft  your  souls  to  heaven; 

4  The  guiltless  shame,  the  sweet  distress, 
Th'  unutterable  tenderness: 

The  genuine  meek  humility; 

The  wonder,   "  Why  such  love  to  me?" 

5  The  overwhelming  power  of  saving  grace, 
The  sight  that  veils  the  seraph's  face, 
The  speechless  awe  that  dares  not  move, 
And  all  the  silent  heaven  of  love ! 

185.  p.  M. 

1  \V  HAT  could  your  Redeem  er  do 
**    More  than  he  hath  done  for  you? 

in 


THE   GOSPEL   CALL. 

To  procure  jroor  peace  with  God, 

Could  he  more  than  shed  his  blood? 
2  After  all  his  flow  of  love, 

All  his  drawings  from  above, 

Why  will  ye  J  DUT  Lord  deny? 

Why  will  ye  resolve  to  die? 
5  Turn,  he  cries,  ye  sinners  turn: 

Uy  his  Life  your  God  hath  sworn; 

He  would  have  ycu  turn  and  live, 

He  would  all  the  world  receive: 
A  If  your  death  were  his  delight, 

Would  he  you  to  life  invite? 

Would  he  ask,  beseech,  and  cry, 

Why  will  ye  resolve  to  die? 
5  Sinners,  turn,  while  God  is  near! 

Dare  not  think  him  insincere: 

Now,  e'en  now,  your  Saviour  stand*, 

All  day  lon<;  he  spreads  his  hands! 
G  C\m  ye  doubt  if  God  is  love? 

If  to  all  bis  bowels  move? 

Will  je  not  his  word  receive? 

Will  ye  not  his  oath  believe? 
7  See,  the  suff'ring  God  appears, 

Jesus  weeps,  believe  his  tears! 

Mingled  with  his  blood  they  cry. 

"  \\  by  will  ye  resolve  to  die?" 

iop  p-   ML 

160.  The  Jubilee. 

J        DLOW  ye  the  trumpet,  blow 
-*-*  The  gladlj  solemn  sound! 
Let  all  the  nations  know, 
To  earth's  remotest  bound, 
1  ome; 
Return,  ye  ransom 'd  Binaers,  home. 
Exalt  the  Lamb  of  God, 

The  sin-atoning  Lamb; 
Redemption  by  his  blood 

Through  all  the  lands  proclaim: 
125 


186 


187  THE  GOSPEL   CALL. 

The  year  of  Jubilee  is  come; 
Return,  Sec. 

3       Ye  slaves  of  sin  and  hell 
Your  liberty  receive: 
And  safe  in  Jesus  dwell, 
And  blest  in  Jesus  live: 
The  year  of  Jubilee  is  come; 
Return,  See. 

<i      Ye  bankrupt  debtors,  know 

The  boundless  grace  of  heaven; 
Though  sums  immense  ye  owe, 
A  free  discharge  is  given; 
The  year  of  Jubilee  is  come; 
Return,  Sec. 

5  The  gospel  trumpet  hear, 

The  news  of  pardoning  grace; 
Ye  happy  souls  draw  near, 
Behold  your  Saviour's  face: 
The  year  of  Jubilee  is  come; 
Return,  Sec. 

6  Jesus,  our  great  High  Priest, 

Has  full  atonement  made; 
Y'e  weary  spirits,  rest; 

Ye  mournful  souls,  be  glad! 
The  year  of  Jubilee  is  come; 
Return,  ye  ransom'd  sinners,  home. 

187.  b,  m, 

1  QINXERS,  will  you  scorn  the  message 
^  Sent  in  mercy  from  above  ? 

Every  sentence— Oh,  how  tender! 
Every  line  is  full  of  love; 

Listen  to  it, 
Every  line  is  full  of  love. 

2  Hear  the  heralds  of  the  Gospel 

News  from  Zion's  king  proclaim, 
To  each  rebel  sinner — "  Pardon, 
"  Free  forgiveness  in  his  name;1* 


THE   GOSPEL   CALL.  188 

How  important! 
Free  forgiveness  in  his  name! 

S  Tempted  souls,  they  bring  you  succour} 
Fearful  hearts, the j  quell  your  fears; 
And  with  news  of  consolation, 
Chase  away  the  falling  tears: 

Tender  "heralds — 
Chase  away  the  falling  tears. 

4  False  professors,  grov'Hng  worldlings, 

Callous  hearers  ol"  the   word, 
While  the  messengers  address  you, 
Take  the  warnings  they  afford; 

We  entreat  }  ou, 
Take  the  warnings  they  afford, 

5  O  ye  angels,  ho^ering  round  us, 

Waiting  spirits,  speed  your  way, 
Hasten  to  the  court  of  heaven, 
Tidings  bear  without  delay: 

Kebel  sinners 
Glad  the  message  will  obey. 

|pp  (123.)       S.  M. 

1  OO.  Gospel  invitation. 

1  T  ET  ev'ry  ear  attend, 

•"  And  ev'ry  heart  rejoice; 
The  trumpet  of  the  gospel  sounds, 
With  an  inviting  voice. 

2  Ho!  all  ye  starving  souls, 

That  Feed  upon  the  wind, 
And  vainly  strive  with  earthly  toys 
To  fill  an  empty  mind: 

3  lit  re  wisdom  has  prepar'd 

A  soul-reviving  1 
And  bids  your  Longing  appetites 
The  rich  provision  taste. 

4  Ho!  ye  that  pant  for  streams, 

And  pine  awav  and  die; 
XV 


1S9,  190      THE   GOSPEL   CALL. 

Here  you  may  quench  your  ragmg  thirst, 
yt  Ufa  springs  that  never  dry. 

5  Rivers  of  merer 

In  a  rich  1 1 
Salvation  in  abundance  Rows, 
Like  floods  of  milk  and  wine. 

6  The  gates  of  gospel  grace 

Stand  open  night  and  day: 
Lord!  we  are  come  to  seek  supplies, 
And  drive  our  wants  away. 

1  QQ  C.  M. 

10t"  Inexhaustible  grace.  Luke  xv.  31. 

1  JEHOVAH'S  grace,  how  full,  how  free 
*^   His  language  how  divine! 

"  My  Son,  thou  ever  art  with  me, 
And  all  1  have  is  thine. 

2  "  My  saints  shall  each  a  portion  share, 

That's  worthy  of  a  God; 
They  are  mv  chief,  my  constant  care — 
The  purchase  of  my  blood. 

3  "  Both  grace  and  glory  I  will  give, 

And  nothing  good  deny; 
With  me  my  saints  shall  ever  live, 
And  reign  with  me  on  high. 

4  "  And  should  a  hundred  thousand  more, 

Accept  the  proffered  grace, 
I  have  a  heaven  prepared — for  all; 
Nor  shall  you  have  the  less." 

5  Then,  dearest  Lord,  let  millions  come, 

And  feast  on  pard'ning  grace; 
Bring  prodigals,  bring  exiles  home, 
And  we  will  shout  thy  praise. 

1  &*J*My  Son  give  vie  thy  Heart.  Pro  v.  xxiii.  2d 
I   TV" HAT  language  now  salutes  the  ear, 
*'    And  'tis  ourFather's  voice! 
128 


THE   GOSPEL   TAT. I,.  191 

Let  all  the  world  attentive  hear, 
And  ev'ry  soul  rejoice. 

2  Sinner,  he  kindly  spr:»ks  to  thee, 

However  vile  thou  art; 
Here's  grace  and  pardon,  rich  and  free- 
.My  son,  give  me  thy  heart. 

3  For  thee,  a  traitor,  Jesus  hied, 

And  suffer'd  dreadful  smart; 
For  thee  the  Lord  was  crucifv  M — 
if j  son,  give  me  thy  heart 

4  Tho'  thou  hast  long  my  grace  withstood, 

And  said  to  me,  v-  Depart; 
I  claim  the  purchase  of  my  blood— 
My  son,  giVe  me  thy  hearL 

5  I'll  form  thee  for  myself  alone, 

And  cvYy  good  impart; 
I'll  make  my  great  salvation  known — 
My  sun,  gi\e  me  thy  heart. 

6  Come,  Lord,  and  conquer  now  my  heart, 

Set  up  in  me  thy  throne: 
Bid  sin  and  satan  hence  depart, 
And  claim  me  as  thine  own. 

1Q1  C-  M 

1  J  ■  •  Jf  hosoever  will,  let  him  come.  Rev.  xxii.  17 

1  f\  WHAT  amazing  words  of  grace 
^   Are  in  the  gospel  found! 
Suited  to  e\Yv  sinner's 

Who  knows  the  joyful  sound. 

2  P<»or,  sinful,  thirsty,  fainting  souls, 

Are  freely  welcome  lien  ; 

Salvation,  like  a  river,  rolls, 

Abundant,  free,  and  cljar. 

9  Dome  then,  with  all  your  wants  and  wounds, 
Your  ev'ry  burden  bring! 
Here  love,  unchanging  iove.  abounds, 
A  deep  celestial  spring! 
12*J 


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192,  193       THE  GOSPEL  CALL.     ' 

4  Whoever  will,  (O  gracious  word!) 

Shall  of  this  stream  partake; 
Come  thirsty  souls  aud  bless  the  Lord, 
And  drink  for  Jesus'  sake! 

5  Millions  of  sinners,  vile  as  you, 

Have  here  found  life  and  peace; 
Come,  then,  and  prove  its  virtues  too, 
And  drink,  adore,  and  bless. 

L.  M. 

f  tvill  in  no  xvise  cast  out.  John  vi.  37. 

1  Tl  ARK !  'tis  the  Saviour's  voice  I  hear, 
"■"■'  Come,  trembling  soul,  dispel  thy  fear 
He  saith,  and  who  his  word  can  doubt, 
He  will  in  no  wise  cast  you  out! 

2  Doth  satan  nil  you  with  dismay, 
And  tell  you,  Christ  will  cast  away? 
It  is  a  truth,  why  should  you  doubt; 
He  will  in  no  wise  cast  you  out! 

3  Doth  sin  appear  before  your  view, 
Of  scarlet  or  of  crimson  hue } 

If  black  as  hell  why  should  you  doubt? 
He  will  in  no  wise  cast  you  out! 

4  The  Publican  and  dying  Thief 
Apply 'd  to  Christ,  and  found  relief; 
Nor  need  you  entertain  a  doubt; 
He  will  in  no  wise  cast  you  out! 

5  Approach  your  God,  make  no  delay, 
He  wraitsto  welcome  you  to-day; 
His  mercy  try,  nor  longer  doubt; 
He  will  in  no  wise  cast  you  out! 

A  J  J .  Ch rist  s  Invi  tation. 

1   "pOME  hither,  all  ye  weary  souls! 
^  Ye  heavy  -laden  sinners!  come; 
I'll  give  you  r(??t  from  all  your  toils, 
And  raise  vou  to  my  heav'nly  home. 
130 


THE  C.OSri-.L  CALL.  194 

2  "They  shall  find  rest,  that  learn  of  me; 

I'm  of  a  meek  and  lowly  mind: 
But  passion  rages  like  the  sea, 
And  pride  is  restless  as  the  wind. 

3  "Bless'd  is  the  man,  whose  shoulders  take 

M\  yoke,  and  bear  it  with  delight! 
My  yoke  is  easy  to  his  neck; 

My  grace  shall  make  the  burden  light.'* 

4  Jesus!  we  come  at  thy  command, 

With  faith,  and  hope,  and  humble  zeal; 
Resign  our  spirits  to  thy  hand, 

To  mould  and  guide  us  at  thy  will. 

Q1  (lfl)      C.  M. 

*  •'  *9JMfercifJbr  miners  who  obey  the  call  of Jesus. 
1  HP*  I  IE  Saviour  calls;  let  ev'ry  ear 
-"-     Attend  the  heav'nly  sound. 
Ye  doubting  souls!  dismiss  your  fear; 
Hope  smiles  reviving  round. 

51  For  ev'ry  thirsty  longing  heart, 
Here  streams  of  bounty  flow; 
And  life,  and  health,  and  bliss  impart, 
To  banish  mortal  wo. 

3  Here  springs  of  sacred  pleasure  rise, 
To  ease  your  ev'ry  pain: 
Immortal  fountain!  full  supplies! 
Nor  shall  you  thirst  in  vain. 

4  Ye  sinners!  come,  'tis  mercy's  voice; 

The  gracious  call  obey ; 
Mercy  invites  to  heavenly  joys:— 
And  can  you  yet  delay?" 

5  Dear  Saviour!  draw  reluctant  hearts; 

To  thee  let  sinners  ily 
And  take  the  bliss  thy  love  imparts, 
And  drink,  and  never  die. 
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195,    196       THE  GOSPEL  CALL* 

in*  (1270      C.  M. 

1  JO.         Room  at  the  Gospel  Feast. 

1  rpHE  King  of  heav'n  his  table  spreads, 
-*-    And  dainties  crown  the  board: 

Not  all  the  boasted  joys  of  earth 
Could  such  delight  afford. 

2  Pardon  and  peace  to  dying  men, 

And  endless  life  are  giv'n; 
And  the  rich  blood,  which  Jesus  shed, 
To  raise  the  soul  to  heav'n. 

3  Ye  hungry  poor,  who  long  have  stray 'd 

In  sin's  dark  mazes,  come; 
Come  from  the  hedges  and  highways, 
And  grace  will  find  you  room. 

4  Thousands  ot  souls,  in  glory  now, 

Were  fed  and  feasted  here: 
And  thousands  more,  still  on  the  way, 
Around  the  board  appear. 

5  Yet  is  his  house  and  heart  so  large, 

That  thousands  more  may  come; 
Nor  could  the  whole  assembled  world 
O'erlill  the  spacious  room. 

6  All  things  are  ready:  enter  in, 

Nor  weak  excuses  frame. 
Come,  take  your  places  at  the  feast, 
And  bless  the  Founder's  name. 

J  v D .     ( i  fn  tjmt  j)ay  tfrere shaft  f,ea Fountain 
opened  for  Sin  and  Uncleanness."  Zech.  xiii.  1. 

1  ^EE,  from  Zion's  sacred  mountain, 
^   Streams  of  living  water  flow: 
God  has  open'd  there  a  fountain; 

This  supplies  the  plains  below: 
They  are  blessed, 
Who  its  sov'reign  virtues  know. 

2  Through  ten  thousand  channels  flowing, 

Streams  of  mercy  find  their  way; 
132 


THE  GOSPEL  CALL.  197 

life,  and  health,  and  joy  bestowing, 
Making  all  around  look 
O,  }  e  iK,ti<;ns  ! 

Hail  the  long  expeeted  d:iy. 

3  Gladden'd  by  the  flowing  treasure, 

All-enriching  as  it  goes: 

Lo,  the  desert  smiles  with  pleasure, 
Buds  and  blossoms  as  the  rose, 
Every    object 
Sings  for  joy  where'er  it  flows. 

4  Trees  of  life  the.  banks  adorning, 

Yield  their  fruit  to  all  around; 
Those  who  eat  are  savd  from  mourning, 

Pleasure  comes  and  hopes  abound: 
Fair  their  portion! 
Endless  life  with  glory  crown'd. 

9L    FllOM  THE  LOYE  OF  CHniST. 

1  07  L    M' 

1  J  i  .       The  -wonderful  love  of  Christ. 

1  p()ME,  let  me  love,  or  is  my  mind 
^  Harden'd  to  stone,  or  froze  to  ice? 
1  see  the  blessed  fair  one  bend, 

And  stoop  t'  embrace  me  from  the  skies! 

2  Oh!  'tis  a  thought  would  melt  a  rock, 
And  make  a  heart  of  iron  move, 

That  those  sweet  lips,  that  heav'nly  look 
Should  seek  and  wish  a  mortal  love! 

3  1  was  a  traitor  doom'd  to  fire, 
Bound  to  sustain  eternal  pains; 
He  Hew  on  wings  of  strong  desire, 
Assum'd  my  guilt  and  took  my  chains. 

4  Infinite  grace!  almighty  charms! 
Stand  in  amaze,  ye  rolling  skies! 
Jesus,  the  God,  extends  his  arms, 
Hangs  on  a  cross  of  love,  and  dies. 

5  Did  pity  ever  stoop  so  low, 
Dress'd  in  divinity  and  blood? 

133 


198  THE  GOSPEL  CALL* 

Was  ever  rebel  courted  so, 
In  groans  of  an  expiring;  God? 

6  Again  he  lives,  and  spreads  his  hands, 
Hands  that  were  naiTd  to  torturing  smart; 

"  By  these  dear  wounds,"  says  he;  and  stands. 
And  prays  to  clasp  me  to  his  heart. 

7  Sure  I  must  love;  or  are  my  ears 
Still  deaf,  or  will  my  passions  move? 
Lord!  melt  this  stubborn  heart  to  tears; 
This  heart  shall  yield  to  death  or  love. 

1  QR  ^'  **" 

1  JO'Jlndijet  there  is  room.  Luke  xiv.  22. 

1  XTE  wretched,  hungry,  starving  poor, 

-*-    Behold  a  royal  feast ! 
Where  mercy  spreads  her  bounteous  store, 
For  ev'ry  humble  guest. 

2  See,  Jesus  stands  with  open  arms; 

He  calls,  he  bids  you  come ! 
Guilt  holds  you  back,  and  fear  alarms, 
But  see,  \here  yet  is  room! 

[3  Room  in  the  Saviour's  bleeding  heart; 
There  love  and  pity  meet: 
Nor  will  he  bid  the  soul  depart, 
That  trembles  at  his  feet.] 

[4  In  him  the  Father  reconcil'd, 
Invites  your  souls  to  come: 
The  rebel  shall  be  call'd  a  childj 
And  kindly  welcom'd  home.] 

5  O  come,  and  with  his  children  taste 

The  blessings  of  his  love: 
While  hope  attends  the  sweet  repast 
Of  nobler  joys  above. 

6  There,  with  united  heart  and  voice 

Before  th'  eternal  throne, 
Ten  thousand  thousand  souls  rejoiee 
In  ecstasies  unknown. 
J  34 


THE  GOSPEL  CALL.        199,  200 

7  A  A  yet  ten  thousand  thousand  more 
Arc  welcome  still  to  come; 
Ye  longing  souls,  the  grace  adore, 
Approach,  there  yet  is  room! 

■  era  c-  M 

1  J»'-J  -■•  Christ,   Prov.  viii.  17. 

1   T7E  hearts  with  youthful  vigour  warm, 
-*-    In  smiling  crowds,  draw  near; 

And  turn  from  ev'ry  mortal  charm, 

A  Saviour's  voice  to  hear. 

£   He,  Lord  of  all  the'  worlds  on  high, 
Stoops  to  converse  with  you- 
And  la]  s  his  radiant  glories  by, 
Your  friendship  to  pursue. 

3  "  The  soul  that  lon^s  to  see  my  face, 

[a  Bure  my  love  to  gain; 
And  those  that  early  seek  my  grace, 
Shall  never  seek  in  vain." 

4  What  object,  Lord,  my  soul  should  move. 

If  once  compar'd  with  thee? 
What  beauty  should  command  my  love, 
Like  what  in  Christ  I  see? 

ye  false,  delusive  toys, 
•    mpters  of  the  mind! 
Tishere  1  fix  my  lasting  choice, 
And  here  true  bliss  I  find. 

200.  c.  m. 

1  A  MAZING  Bight,  the  Saviour  stands 
^*-  And  knocks  at  every  door! 

Ten  tl  issings  in  his  hands 

To  lor. 

2  "Behold,1    h        ith.,  "I  bleed  and  die 

i  >  my  rest:— 

Hear  sinners,  while  I'm  passing  by, 
And  be  for  ever  blest. 

135  9 


201,    £02       THE   GOSPEL    CALL, 

3  "  Will  you  despise  my  bleeding  love, 

And  choose  the  way  to  hell? 
Or  in  the  glorious  realms  above, 
With  me  for  ever  dwell5 

4  "  Xot  to  condemn  your  wretched  race 

Have  I  in  judgment  come; 
Bat  to  display  unbounded  grace, 
And  bring:  lost  sinners  home. 

5  "  Will  you  go  down  to  endless  night, 

And  bear  eternal  pain5 
Or  in  the  glorious  realms  of  light 
With  me  for  ever  reign5 

6  "  Say — will  you  hear  my  gracious  voice, 

And  have  your  sins  forgiven? 
Or  will  you  make  that  wretched  choice, 
And  b:.r  yourselves  from  heaven5" 

201.  c.  m. 

1  TBSUS,  thy  blessings  are  not  few, 
■*    Nor  is  thy  gospel  weak; 

Thy  grace  can  melt  the  stubborn  Jew, 
And  heal  the  dying  Greek. 

2  Wide  as  the  reach  of  Satan's  rage, 

Does  thy  salvation  flow; 
'i  is  not  confin'd  to  sex  or  age, 
The  lofty  or  the  low. 

3  While  grace  is  offer M  to  the  prince, 

The  poor  may  take  their  snare; 
ZSo  mortal  has  a  just  pretence 
To  perish  in  despair. 

4  Come,  all  ye  wretched  sinners,  come, 

He'll  form  your  souls  anew; 
His  gospel  and  his  heart  have  room 
For  rebels  such  as  you. 

202.  C  M. 

1     A  NT)  will  the  Lord  thus  condescend 
■^*-  To  visit  sinful  worms5 
156 


THE  GOSPEL  CALL.  203 

Thus  at  the  door  shall  mercy  stand 
In  all  her  winning-  forms? 

2  Surprising  grace! — and  shall  my  heart 

tfnmov'd  and  cold  remain' 
Has  this  hard  rock  no  tender  part? 
Must  mercy  plead  in  vain? 

3  Shall  Jesus  for  admission  sue — 

His  charming  voice  unheard? 
And  this  vile  heart,  his  rightful  due, 
Remain  for  ever  barr'dr 

4  Tis  sin,  alas,  with  tyrant  pow'r, 

The  lodging  haspossest; 
And  crowds  of  traitors  bar  the  dooi 
Against  the  heav'nly  guest 

5  Ye  dang'rous  inmate9,  hence  depart: 

Dear  Saviour,  enter  in, 
And  guard  the  passage  to  my  heart, 
And  keep  out  every  sin. 

203.  Jer.  xxxi.   18—20. 

1  Tl  ETURX,  O  wanderer,  return, 
■**'  And  seek  an  injur'd  Father's  face; 
Those  warm  desires  that  in  thee  burn, 

Were  kindled  by  reclaiming  grace. 

2  Return,  O  wanderer,  return, 

And  seek  a  Father's  melting  heart; 
His  pitying  eyes  thy  grief  discern, 

His  hand  shall  heal  thine  inward  smart. 

3  Return,  O  wanderer,  return, 

Thy  Saviour  bids  thy  spirit  live; 
Go  to  his  bleeding  feet,  and  learn 
How  freely  Jesus  can  forgive. 

4  Return,  O  wanderer,   return, 

And  wipe  away  the  falling  tear: 
Tis  God  who  says,  "  No  longer  mourn," 
Tis  merev'g  voice  invites  thee  near., 
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204,   205       THE  GOSPEL  CALL. 

204.     behold,  I  stand  at  the  door.  Rev.  iii.  20 

1  TTEHOLD  a  stranger  at  the  door! 

-*-*  He  gently  knocks, — has  knock'd  before, 
Hath  waited  long — is  waiting  still: 
You  treat  no  other  friend  so  ill. 

2  Oh,  lovely  attitude,  he  stands 
With  melting  heart  and  loaded  hands! 
Oh,  matchless  kindness!   and  he  shows 
This  matchless  kindness  to  his  foes! 

$  But  will  he  prove  a  friend  indeed? 
He  will;  the  very  friend  you  need; 
The  friend  of  sinners — yes,  'tis  He, 
With  garments  dy'd  on  Calvary. 

4  Rise,  touch 'd  with  gratitude  divine; 
Turn  out  his  enemy  and  thine, 
That  soul-destroying  monster,  sin, 
And  let  the  heavenly  stranger  in. 

5  Admit  him,  ere  his  anger  burn, 
His  feet  departed  ne'er  return; 
Admit  him,  or  the  hour's  at  hand, 
You'll  at  his  door  rejected  stand. 

3.    FROM  THE  EXAMPLES  OF  SIXXEHS  RECEITED. 

9n^  C.  M. 

^iXJO*T}ie  repenting  Prodigal.  Luke  xv.  13,  &c 

1  "OEHOLD  the  wretch  whose  lust  and  wine 

-*-*  Had  wasted  his  estate, 
He  begs  a  share  among  the  swine, 
To  taste  the  husks  they  eat ! 

2  "  I  die  with  hunger  here,  (he  cries,) 

I  starve  in  foreign  lands, 
My  father's  house  has  large  supplies, 
And  bounteous  are  his  hands. 

3  "  I'll  go,  and  with  a  mournful  tongue, 

Tall  down  before  his  face. 
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THE  GOSPEL  CALL.  206 

Father,  I've  done  tliv  justice  wrong, 
Nor  can  deserve  thy  grace." 

4  He  said,  and  hasten'd  to  his  home 

To  seek  his  father's  love; 

The  father  saw  the  rebel  come, 

And  all  his  bowels  move. 

5  He  ran,  and  fell  upon  his  neck, 

Embrae'd  andkiss'd  his  son; 
The  rebel's  heart -with  sorrow  brake 
For  follies  he  had  done. 

11  Take  off  his  clothes  of  shame  and  sin,  * 

(The  father  gives  command,) 
Dress  him  in  garments  white  and  clean, 

With  rings  adorn  his  hand. 

*  A  day  of  feasting  I  ordain, 

Let  mirth  and  joy  abound; 
M\   son  u;is  dead,  and  lives  again, 

Was  lost,  and  now  is  found." 

r%r\f*  C.    ^** 

*dk)0*rpjie  converted  Thief.  Luke  xxiii.  42. 

I     A  S  on  the  cross  the  Saviour  hung, 

***■  And  wept,  and  bled,  and  died, 

He  pour'd  salvation  on  a  wretch 
That  languish 'd  at  his  side. 

!  His  crimes,  with  inward  grief  and  shame, 
The  penitent  confess'd; 
Then  turn'd  his  dying  eyes  to  Christ, 
And  thus  his  prayer  address'd; 

J  "Jesus,  thou  Son  and  heir  of  heaven! 
Thou  spotless  Lamb  of  God! 
1  see  thee  bath'd  in  sweat  and  tears, 
And  weltering  in  thy  blood. 

k  M  Yet  quickly,  from  these  scenes  of  wo 
In  triumph  thou  shalt  rise, 
Burst  through  the  gloomy  shades  of  death, 
And  shine  above  the  skies. 
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5  M  Amid  the  glories  of  that  world, 

Dear  Saviour,  think  on  me, 
And  in  the  vict'ries  of  thy  death 
Let  me  a  sharer  be. ' 

6  His  prayer  the  dying  Jesus  hears, 

And  instantly  replies, — 
"  To-day  thy  parting  soul  shaU  he 
With  me  in  Paradise." 

9n7  C.  M. 

£V  <  •  The  leper  healed.     Mart-  viii.  2,  3. 

1  TT^HEN  the  poor  leper's  case  I  rend, 

"    My  own  describ'd  I  feel; 
Sin  is  a  leprosy  indeed, 

Which  none  but  CHRIST  can  heal. 

2  What  anguish  did  my  soul  endure, 

Till  hope  and  patience  ceas'd  ! 
The  more  I  strove  myself  to  cure, 

The  more  the  plague  increas'd. 
2  While  thus  I  lay  distress'd,  I  saw 

The  Saviour  passing  by; 
To  him,  though  fill'd  with  shame  and  aw» 

I  rais'd  my  mournful  cry. 

4  Lord,  thou  canst  heal  me,  if  thou  wilt, 

Oh,  pity  to  me  shew; 
Oh,  cleanse  my  leprous  soul  from  guilt; 
My  filthy  heart  renew. 

5  He  heard,  and  with  a  gracious  look 

Pronounc'd  the  healing  word: 
"  I  will — be  clean,"  and  while  he  spoke 
I  felt  my  health  restor'd. 

6  Come,  sinners,  seize  the  present  hour, 

The  Saviour's  grace  to  prove; 
He  can  relieve,  for  he  is  pow*r— 
He  will,  for  he  is  love. 

Zvo.jlartimeu*'*  Prayer.  Mark  x.  46 — 50. 
I   T  IKE  Bartirneus,  we  are  blind, 
•*-^  Inwiapt  in  nature's  night; 
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THE  GOSPEL  CALL.  209 

The  grossest  darkness  veils  our  mind, 
For  sin  prevents  the  sight. 

2  But  lo !  the  Lord  from  heaven  is  come 

To  open  sinners'  eyes; 
To  make  his  wondrous  mercy  known, 
And  heal  their  maladies. 

3  Come  then,  ye  blind,  and  beg,  and  pray, 

And  in  the  Lord  believe; 
Far  who  can  tell  }  perhaps  to-day 
You  may  your  sight  receive. 

4  Jesus  of  Naz'reth  passeth  by — 

He  is  the  .sinner's  friend; 
Call  on  his  name,  and  wait  and  cry, 
lie  will  your  suit  attend. 

5  Should  sinners  say,  "  Hold  ye  your  peace, 

11  Nor  dare  to  make  so  free," 
Then  try  the  more,  and  never  cease5 
M  Have  mercy,  Lord,  on  me." 

6  Your  worthless  garments  leave  behind; 

Go  to  the  Lord  of  light; 
Trust  in  his  name,  however  blind, 
And  he  will  give  you  sight. 

FltUM  THE    HAPPINESS    OF   THE    CHRISTIAN   IS   THB 
PRESENT  AND  FUTURE  LIFE. 

209.  >rhe  Latitudes' 

1  T>LKSS'D  are  the  humble  souls,  who  see 
-*-*  Their  ignorance  and  poverty: 
Treasures  of  grace  to  them  are  giv'n, 
And  crowns  of  joy  laid  up  inheav'n. 

2  Bless'd  are  the  men  of  broken  heart, 
Who  mourn  for  sin  with  inward  smart; 
For  them  divine  compassion  flows, 

A  healing  balm  for  all  their  woes. 

3  Bless'd  are  the  meek,  who  stand  afar 
From  rage  and  passion,  noise  and  war: 

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210  THE  GOSPEL   CALL, 

God  will  secure  their  peaceful  state, 
And  plead  their  cause  against  the  great. 

4  BlessM  are  the  souls,  who  thirst  for  grace, 
Hunger  and  long  for  righteousness: 
They  shall  he  well  supplied  and  fed 
With  living  streams  and  living  bread. 

5  Bless'd  are  the  men,  whose  hearts  still  move 
And  melt  with  sympathy  and  love; 

They  shall  themselves  from  God  obtain 
Like  sympathy  and  love  again. 

C  Bless'd  are  the  pure,  whose  hearts  are  clean 
From  the  defiling  power  of  sin: 
"With  endless  pleasure  they  shall  see 
A  God  of  spotless  purity. 

7  Bless'd  are  the  men  of  peaceful  life, 
Who  quench  the  coals  of  growing  strife: 
They  shall  be  call'd  the  heirs  of  bliss, 
The  sons  of  God,  the  God  of  peace. 

8  Bless'd  are  the  suff'rers  who  partake 
Of  pain  and  shame  for  Jesus'  sake: 
Their  souls  shall  triumph  in  the  Lord, 
Glory  and  joy  are  their  reward. 

910  (284.)       C.    M. 

jL  1 U.  TVze  blesshirfs  of  obedience. 

1  T>LEST  are  the  undefil'd  in  heart, 
-"-*  Whose  ways  are  right  and  clean; 
Who  never  from  thy  lav.-  depart, 

But  fly  from  evYy  sin. 

2  Blest  are  the  men  that  keep  thy  word, 

And  practise  thy  commands; 
With  their  whole  heart  they  seek  the  Lord, 
And  serve  thee  with  their  hands. 

3  Great  is  their  peace,  who  love  thy  law; 

How  firm  their  souls  abide! 
Nor  can  a  bold  temptation  draw 
Their  steady  feet  aside. 
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4  Then  shall  my  heart  have  inward  joy, 
And  keep  my  face  from  shame, 
When  all  thy  .statutes  I  obey, 
And  honour  all  thy  name. 

L.  M. 

^  I  1  •  Religion. 

1  rpHROUGH  shades  and  solitudes  profound, 

-*-    The  fainting  traveller  winds  his  way; 
Bewildering  meteors  glare  around, 
And  tempt  his  wandering  feet  astray. 

2  Welcome,  thrice  welcome,  to  his  eye, 

The  sudden  moon's  inspiring  light, 
When  forth  she  tallies  through  the  sky, 
The  guardian  angel  of  the  night! 

3  Thus  mortals,  blind  and  weak,  below 

Pursue  the  phantom  bliss,  in  vain; 
The  world's  a  wilderness  of  wo. 
And  life  a  pilgrimage  of  pain! 

4  Till  mild  religion  from  above, 

Descends,  a  sweet  engaging  form, 
The  messenger  of  heavenly  love, 
The  bow  of  promise  'mid  the  storm. 

5  Beyond  the  narrow  vale  of  time, 

Where  bright  celestial  ages  roll, 
To  scenes  eternal,  scenes  sublime, 
She  points  the  way,  and  leads  the  soul. 

9  At  her  approach  the  grave  appears* 
The  gate  of  Paradise  re«tor'd; 
Her  voice  the  watching  cherub  hears, 
And  drops  his  double-flaming  sword. 

7  Baptiz'd  with  her  renewing  fire, 
May  we  the  crown  of  glory  gain: 
Rise  when  the  hosts  of  heaven  expire, 
And  reign  with  God,  for  ever  reign.' 
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212,  213  THE  GOSPEL  CALL. 

n19  (234.)       S.    M. 

A  i  Am     T/ie  blessedness  of  the  righteous  and  the 
misery  of  the  ivicked. 

1  HHHE  man  is  ever  blest, 

-*-    Who  shuns  the  sinners'  ways; 
Amongst  their  councils  never  stands. 
Nor  takes  the  scorner's  place. 

2  But  makes  the  law  of  God 

His  study  and  delight, 

Amidst  the  labours  of  the  day, 
And  watches  of  the  night. 

3  He  like  a  tree  shall  thrive, 

With  waters  near  the  root; 
Fresh  as  the  leal",  his  name  shall  live, 
His  works  are  heav'nly  fruit. 

4  Not  so  th'  ungodly  race, 

They  no  such  blessings  find; 
Their  hopes  shall  flee  like  empty  chaff 
Before  the  driving  wind* 

5  How  will  they  hear  to  stand 

Before  that  judgment-seat, 
Where  all  the  saints  at  Christ's  right  hand 
In  full  assembly  meet? 

%  He  knows  and  he  approves 
The  way  the  righteous  go: 
But  sinners  and  their  works  shall  meet 
A  dreadful  overthrow. 

2,  AVPAXIOTIXG.     THE  EVIL  OF  SIK. 

<  1  Q  L.  M. 

'!•*«  Svilofsin. 

t  f^  01),  from  his  throne,  with  piercing  eye, 
"  Naked  does  every  heart  behold; 
But  never,  till  we  come  to  die, 
Will  he  to  us  the  view  unfold. 

fr  Should  sin,  in  naked  form  appear, 
Just  as  it  rises  in  the  heart, 
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THE  GOSPEL  CALL.  214 

And  others  know  and  sec  it  there 
In  ev'ry  feeling,  every  thought; 

3  The  fire  of  hell  must  kindle  soon, 
How  envy  and  revenge  would  flame! 
One  heart  would  urge  another  on, 
Till  rage  and  vengeance  want  a  name! 

4  Sin  in  its  nature  would  appear 
A  living  death,  to  form  a  hell; 

The  worst  of  misYies  creatures  fear, 
The  worst  of  plagues  the  tongue  can  telU 

5  (JnveilYj  and  naked  ev'ry  heart 
Before  the  judgment  seat  must  stand, 
Sin  act  no  more  a  double  part, 

But  meet  a  death  from  its  own  hand. 

5  The  fiery  lake  must  hotter  grow 
From  the  fierce  clash  of  sinful  souls; 
Each  bosom  like  a  furnace  glow, 
Nor  Gcd  the  rage   or  fire  control. 

214.  Cs£ 

1  A  ND  now  the  scales  have  left  mine  eyes, 
-^-  Now  I  begin  to  see: 

O  the  curs'd  deeds  my  sins  have  done! 
What  murderous  things  they  be! 

2  Were  these  the  traitors,  dearest  Lord, 

That  thy  fair  body  tore? 
Monsters,  that  stain'd  those  heavenly  lirnbi 
With  floods  of  purple  gore ! 

3  Was  it  for  crimes  that  I  had  done 

My  dearest  Lord  was  slain, 
When  justice  seiz'd  God's  only  Son, 
And  put  his  soul  to  pain: 

4  Forgive  my  guilt,  O  Prince  of  peace, 

111  wound  my  Ciod  no  more; 
Hence  from  my  heart,  ye  sins,  be  gone, 
For  Jesus  I  adore. 

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215,216      THE  GOSPEL  CALL 

5  Furnish  me,  Lord,  with  heavenly  arms 

From  grace's  magazine, 

And  I'll  proclaim  eternal  war 

With  every  darling  sin. 

oir  C.    M. 

^ltA  We  must  be  boim  again.  John  hi.  7. 
i   OINXERS,  this  solemn  truth  regard! 

^  Hear,  all  ye  sons  of  men; 

For  Christ,  trie  Saviour,  hath  declar'd, 
"  Ye  must  be  born  again." 

2  Whate'er  might  be  your  birth  or  blood, 

The  sinner's  boast  is  vain; 
Thus  saith  the  glorious  Son  of  God, 
"  Ye  must  be  born  again." 

3  Our  nature's  totally  deprav'd — 

The  heart  a  sink  of  sin; 
Without  a  change  we  can't  be  sav'd; 
"  Ye  must  be  born  agaii.." 

[4  That  which  is  born  of  flesh  is  flesh, 
And  flesh  it  will  remain; 
Then  marvel  not  that  Jesus  saith, 
"  Ye  must  be  born  again."] 

5  Spirit  of  life,  thy  grace  impart, 

And  breathe  on  sinners  slain; 
Bear  witness,  Lord,  in  ev'ry  heart, 
That  we  are  born  again. 

6  Dear  Saviour,  let  us  now  begin 

To  trust  and  love  thy  word; 
And,  by  forsaking  ey'ry  sin, 
Prove  we  are  born  of  God. 

THE  SINXER's  HELPLESSNESS. 

Z  I  v.The  successful  Resolve.  Esth.  iv.  16. 
\  pOME,  humble  sinner,  in  whose  breast 
^  A  thousand  thoughts  revolve, 
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Ome,  with  your  guilt  and  fear  oppi-est, 
Anil  make  thia  fast  resolve: 

2  "  I'll  go  to  Jesus,  though  my  sin 

Hath  like  a  mountain  r 

I  know  his  courts,  Til  enter  in, 
Whatever  may  oppose: 

3  "  Prostrate  I'll  lie  hefore  his  throne, 

And  there  my  guilt  confess; 

I'll  tell  him  I'm  a  wretch  undone, 

Without  his  sovereign  grace: 

4  "Perhaps  he  will  admit  my  plea, 

Perhaps  will  hear  my  prayer; 
But  if  I  perish  1  will  pray, 
And  perish  only  there. 

€  "  I  can  hut  perish  if  I  go, 
I  amresolv'd  to  try; 
For  if  I  stay  away,  I  know 
1  must  for  ever  die." 

C  lUit  if  I  die  with  mercy  sought, 
When  I  the  King  have  tried, 
This  were  to  die  (delightful  thought!) 
As  sinner  never  died. 

VANITY-  AND  UNCERTAINTY  OF  LIFE. 

917  U  M 

*-  *  '  'Life  tJie  Day  of  Grace  and  Hope,  Eccl.  \x* 
^4,  5,  6,  10. 

1  T  IFE  is  the  time  to  serve  the  Lord, 
■*-*  The  time  t1  ensure  the  great  reward; 
And  while  the  lamp  holds  out  to  burn, 
The  vilest  sinner  may  return. 

2  Life  is  the  hour  that  God  has  given 
To  'scape  from  hell,  and  fly  to  heaven; 
The  day  of  grace,  and  mortals  may 
Secure  the  blessings  of  the  day. 

5  The  living  know  that  they  must  die, 
But  all  the  dead  forgotten  lie, 

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They  have  no  share  in  all  that's  done 
Beneath  the  circuit  of  the  sun. 

4  Then  what  ray  thoughts  design  to  do, 
My  hands  with  all  your  might  pursue, 
Since  no  device,  nor  work  is  found, 
Nor  faith,  nor  hope  beneath  the  ground 

5  There  are  no  acts  of  pardon  past 
In  the  cold  grave  to  which  we  haste 
But  darkness,  death,  and  long  despair, 
Reign  in  eternal  silence  there. 

218  To-day.  keb.  iv.  7. 

1  TTASTEN,  O  sinner,  to  be  wise, 
"-  And  stay  not  for  the  morrow's  sun 

The  longer  wisdom  you  despise 
The  harder  is  she  to  be  won. 

2  Oh,  hasten,  mercy  to  implore, 

And  stay  not  for  the  morrow's  sun, 
For  fear  thy  season  should  be  o'er 
Before  this  evening's  course  be  run. 

3  Hasten,  O  sinner,  to  return, 

And  stay  not  for  the  morrow's  sun, 
For  fear  thy  lamp  should  fail  to  burn 
Before  the  needful  work  is  done. 

4  Hasten,  O  sinner,  to  be  blest, 

And  stay  not  for  the  morrow's  sun, 
For  fear  the  curse  should  thee  arrest. 
Before  the  morrow  is  begun. 

2 1  J *The  rich  -worldling.     Luke  xii.  16—21 
1  "  "JY'JV  barns  are  full,  my  stores  increase; 

■I*-*-  And  now  for  many  years, 
Soul,  eat  and  drink,  and  take  thine  ease, 

Secure  from  wants  and  fears." 

V  Thus,  while  a  worldling  boasted  once, 
As  many  now  presume, 
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THE  GOSPEL  CALL.  220 

He  heard  the  Lord  himself  pronounce 
His  sudden,  awful  doom: 

3  "  This  night,  fain  fool,  thy  soul  must  pass 
Into  a  world  unknown; 
And  who  shall  then  the  stores  possess 
Which  thou  hast  call'd  thine  own?" 

A  Thus  blinded  mortals  fondly  scheme       • 
For  happiness  below; 
Till  death  destroys  the  pleasing  dream, 
And  they  awake  to  wo. 

09f)  P    M- 

+*av,  Hainan  >  realty. 

1  VI 7" HAT  Is  this  passing  scene 

"    A  peevish  April-day  ? 
A  little  sun — a  little  rain — 
And  then  night  sweeps  along  the  plain, 
And  all  things  fade  away: 
.Man  (soon  diseuss'd) 
Yields  up  his  trust, 
And  all  his  hopes  and  fears  lie  with  him  in  the 
dust! 

2  Oh,  what  is  beauty's  power? 

It  flourishes  and  dies; 
Will  the  cold  earth  it's  silence  break, 
To  tell  how  soft,  how  smooth  a  cheek 
Beneath  it's  surface  lies? 
Mute,  mute  is  all 
O'er  beauty's  fall; 
Her  praise  resounds  no  more^  when  mantled  in 
her  pall. 

3  The  most  belov'd  on  earth 

Xot  long  survives  to-day; 
So  music  past  is  obsolete," 
And  yet  'twas  sweet,  'twas  passing  sweet, 
But  now  'tis  gone  away: 
Thus  does  the  shade, 
In  memory  fade, 
When  in  forsaken  tomb  the  form  belov'd  is  laid! 
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£21,    222  THE  GOSPEL  CALL. 

4  Then  since  this  world  is  vain, 
And  volatile  and  fleet, 
Why  should  1  lay  up  earthly  jovs, 
Where  rust  corrupts  and  moth  destroys, 
And  cares  and  sorrows  cat ; 
Why  fly  from  ill 
With  anxious  skill. 
When  soon  this  hand  will  freeze,  this  throb- 
bing heart  lie  still? 

901  (122.)       P.    M. 

^^  l  •  Jesiis's  invitation  to  the  afflicted, 

1  /^OME,  said  Jesus1  sacred  voice, 

^  Come,  and  make  my  paths  your  choice: 
1  will  guide  you  to  your  home  ! 
Weary  pilgrim,  hither  come! 

2  Thou,  who,  houseless,  sole,  forlorn, 
Long  hast  borne  the  proud  world's  scorn, 
"Long  hast  roanvd  the  barren  waste; 
Weary  pilgrim,  hither  haste! 

3  Ye,  who,  toss'd  on  beds  of  pain, 
Seek  for  ease,  but  seek  in  vain: 

Ye,  whose  swoll'n  and  sleepless  eves 
"Watch  to  see  the  morning  rise: 

4  Ye,  by  fiercer  anguish  torn, 

Guilt,  in  strong  remorse,  who  mourn: 
Here  repose  your  heavy  care: 
Conscience  wounded  who  can  bear? 

5  Sinner,  come!  for  here  is  found 
Balm  that  flows  for  ev'ry  wound; 
Peace  that  ever  shall  endure; 
Rest  eternal,  sacred,  sure. 

999  C.    M. 

Zix»xi.        Love  to  the  Creatures  is  dangerous. 
1    TT  OW  vain  are  all  things  here  below! 
*■■*■    How  false,  and  yet  how  fair! 
Kach  pleasure  hath  its  poison  too, 
And  even"  sweet  a  snare. 
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THE  GOSPEL  CALL.  223 

t  The  brightest  things  below  the  sky 
Give  but  a  flattering  light; 
We  should  suspect  some  danger  nigh 
Where  we  possess  delight. 
S  Our  dearest  joys,  and  nearest  frienda, 
The  partner!  of  our  blood, 
Hot*  they  divide  our  wavering:  minds, 
And  leave  but  half  for  God! 

4  The  fondness  of  a  creature's  love, 

How  strong  it  strikes  the  sense! 
Thither  the  warm  affections  move, 
Nor  can  ire  call  them  thence. 

5  Dear  Saviour,  let  thy  beauties  be 

M\    -»i  ils  eternal  food; 

command  my  heart  away 
all  created  good. 

>  •        The  Shortness  a nd  Msery  of  Life. 

I  f\l~R  davs,  alas!  our  mortal  days, 

^^  Are  short  and  wretched  too; 

''Exit  and  yew,"  the  patriarch  says, 
And  well  the  patriarch  knew. 

*  Tis  but  at  best  a  narrow  bound 
That  heaven  allows  to  men, 
And  pains  and  sins  run  through  the  round 
Of  threescore  years  and  ten. 

3   Well,  if  ye  must  be  sad  and  few, 
Run  on,  my  days,  in  haste; 
Moments  of  sin,  and  months  of  wo, 
Ye  cannot  fly  too  fast. 

A  L«t  heavenly  love  prepare  my  soul, 
And  call  her  to  the  skies, 
Where  years  of  long  salvation  roll, 
And  glory  never  dies. 

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224,   225       THE  GOSPEL  CALL, 

99,1  C'  M' 

** *-  "* •  Frailty  and  Folly. 

1  TJOW  short  and  hasty  is  our  life'. 
*-  -*■   How  vast  our  souls'  affaii  s ! 

1  e    senseless  mortals    ..inly  strive 
ieir  years. 

2  Our  days  run  thoughtlessly  along, 

A\  ithout  a  moment's  stay; 
Just  like  a  story,  or  a  song, 
We  pass  our  lives  away. 

3  God  from  on  high  invites  us  home, 

But  we  march  heedless  on, 

And  ever  hastening  to  the  tomb, 

Stoop  downwards  as  we  run. 

4  How  we  deserve  the  deepest  hell, 

That  slight  the  joys  above ! 
What  chains  of  vengeance  should  we  feel, 
That  break  such  cords  of  love. 

5  Uraw  us,  O  Saviour,  with  thy  grace, 

And  lift  our  thoughts  on  high, 
That  we  may  end  this  mortal  race, 
And  see  salvation  nigh. 

nan  (225.)       L.   M. 

ALO.  The  vanity  of  Creatures. 

1  TVTAN  has  a  soul  of  vast  desires; 

**■"   He  burns  within  with  restless  firet. 
Tost  to  and  fro,  his  passions  fly 
From  vanity  to  vanity. 

2  In  vain  oa  earth  we  hope  to  find 
Some  solid  good  to  fill  the  mind; 
We  try  new  pleasures,  but  we  feel 
The  inward  thirst  and  torment  still. 

S  So,  \>hen  a  raging  fever  burns, 
We  shift  from  side  to  side  by  turns; 
A   1  'tis  a  poor  relief  we  gain, 
To  change  the  place,  but  keep  the  pain. 

4  Great  God!  subdue  this  vicious  thirst, 
This  love  to  vanity  and  dust; 
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THE   GOSPEL  CALL.         226,   227 

Cure  the  vile  fever  of  the  mind, 
And  feed  our  soul  with  joys  refin'd. 

— —  u*     .V -A    y«  niv  face.     Psalm  xxvii.  8. 

1  JEHOVAH  speaks,  "  Seek  ye  my  face,* 
**    My  soul  Admires  the  wondrous  grace; 
1*11  Beek  thy  face — thy  Spirit  give! 

O  Let  me  see  thy  lace  and  live. 

2  I'll  wait;  perhaps  my  Lord  may  come; 
(If  1  turn  hack,  how  sad  my  doom!) 
And  begging,  in  his  way  I'll  lie, 

Till  the  sweet  hour  he  passeth  by. 

3  Daily  I'll  seek,  with  cries  and  tears, 
With  secret  sighs,  and  fervent  pray'rs; 
And,  if  not  heard — I'll  weeping  sit, 
And  perish  at  the  Saviour's  feet. 

4  Hut  canst  thou,  T>ord!  see  all  my  pain, 
And  bid  me  seek  thy  face  in  vain? 

Tli  hi  wilt  not,  canst  not,  me  deceive— 
J        soul  that  seeks  thy  face  shall  live. 

—  '  •         Time  is  short.     1  Cor.  vii.  29. 
1  HP  HE  time  is  short!  the  season  near, 

-■-    When  death  will  us  remove; 

To  leave  our  friends,  however  dear, 
And  all  we  fondly  love. 

8  The  time  is  short!  sinners  beware, 
Nor  tritie  time  away; 
The  word  of  great  salvation  hear, 
While  it  is  call'd  to-day. 

3  The  time  is  short!  ye  rebels,  now 

To  Christ  the  Lord  submit* 
To  mercy's  golden  sceptre  bow, 
And  fall  at  Jesus'  feet. 

4  Hie  time  is  short!  ye  saints  rejoice— 

The  Lord  will  quickly  come: 
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228  THE  GOSPEL  CALL. 

Soon  shall  you  hear  the  Bridegroom's  voice, 
To  call  you  to  your  home. 

5  The  time  is  short !  it  swiftly  flies — 

The  hour  is  just  at  hand, 
When  we  shall  mount  above  the  skies, 
And  reach  the  wish'd-for  land. 

6  The  time  is  short! — the  moment  near, 

When  we  shall  dwell  above; 
And  be  forever  happy  there, 
With  Jesus,  whom  we  love. 

DANGER  OF  THE  HOLT  SPIRIT'S  WITHDRAWING 
HIS  ISTLUEXCE. 

11  O.         rphe  returning  Backslider. 

1  QTAY,  thou  insulted  Spirit,  stay, 

|P  Though  I  have  done  thee  such  despite; 
Nor  cast  the  sinner  quite  away, 
Nor  take  thine  everlasting  flight. 

2  Though  I  have  steel'd  my  stubborn  heart, 

And  oft  shook  off  my  guilty  fears; 
And  vex'd  and  urg'd  thee  to  depart, 
For  maiiy  long  rebellious  years; 

5  Though  I  have  most  unfaithful  been 
Of  all  who  e'er  thy  grace  receiv'd; 
Ten  thousand  times  thy  goodness  seen; 
Ten  thousand  times  thy  goodness  griey'd; 

4  Yet  O!  the  chief  of  sinners  spare 

In  honour  of  my  great  High-Priest: 
Nor  in  thy  righteous  anger  swear, 
T'  exclude  me  from  thy  people's  rest. 

5  This  only  wo    I  deprecate, 

This  only  plague  I  pray  remove, 
Nor  leave  me  in  my  lost  estate, 

Xor  curse  me  with  this  want  of  love. 

6  E'en  now,  my  weary  soul  release, 

Upraise  me  with  thv  gracious  nand, 
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THE  GOSPEL   CALL.        229,  230 

And  guide  into  thy  perfect  peace. 
And  bring  me  to  the  promis'd  land. 

A~J.j\fy  spirit  shall  not  always  strive.  Gen.  vi.  3. 

1   CAY,  sinner,  hath  a  voice  within 
^  Oft  uhisper'd  to  thy  secret  soul, 
UrgM  tlk'c  to  Lave  the  ways  of  sin, 
And  yield  thy  heart  to  God's  control? 

5  Hath  something  met  thee  in  the  path 
Of  worldliness  and  vanity, 
And  pointed  to  the  coming  wrath, 

And  warn'd  thee  from  that  wrath  to  lleef 

S  Sinner,  it  was  a  heav'nly  voice, — 
It  was  the  Spirit's  gracious  call; 
It  hade  thee  make  the  better  choice, 
Ami  haste  to  seek  in  Christ  thine  all. 

4  Spurn  not  the  call  to  life  and  light; 

id  in  time  the  warning  kind; 
That  call  thou  may 'at  not  always  slight, 
And  yet  the  gate  of  mercy  find. 

5  God's  Spirit  will  not  always  strive 

With  harden'd,  self-destroying  man; 
Ye,  who  persist  his  love  to  grieve, 
May  never  hear  his  voice  again. 

6  Sinner — perhaps  this  very  day, 

Thv  last  accepted  time  may  he; 
Oh,  should'st  thou  grieve  him  now  away 
Then  hope  may  never  beam  on  thee. 

230.  c.  M. 

1  "VT  OW  is  the  time,  th'  accepted  hour, 
-^       O  sinners,  come  away; 

The  Saviour's  knocking  at  your  door, 
Arise  without  delay. 

2  Oh!  don't  refuse  to  give  him  room, 

l^est  mercv  should  withdraw; 
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£31  THE  GOSPEL  CALL. 

He'll  then  in  robes  of  vengeance  come 
To  execute  his  law. 

3  Then  where,  poor  mortals,  will  you  be, 

If  destitute  of  grace, 
When  vou  your  injur'd  Judge  shall  see, 
And  stand  before  his  face. 

4  Oh !  could  you  shun  that  dreadful  sight, 

How  would  you  wish  to  fly 
To  the  dark  shades  of  endless  night, 
From  that  all-searching  eye? 

5  The  dead  awak'd  must  all  appear, 

And  you  among  them  stand, 
Before  the  great  impartial  bar, 
Arraign 'd  at  Christ's  left  hand, 

6  Let  not  these  warnings  be  in  vain, 

But  lend  a  list'ning  ear; 
Lest  you  should  meet  them  all  again, 
When  wrapt  in  keen  despair. 

THE  CEHTAIXTT  OF  DEATH  AND  JUDGMEST& 

231.  s.  m. 

1  A  ND  am  I  born  to  die  ? 
-*^-  To  lay  this  body  down' 
And  must  my  trembling  spirit  fly 

Into  a  world  unknown? 

2  Soon  as  from  earth  I  go 

\Miat  will  become  of  me? 
Eternal  happiness  or  wo 
Must  then  my  portion  be! 

3  Vt'ak'd  by  the  trumpet's  sound, 

I  from  my  grave  must  rise, 
And  see  the  Judge  with  glory  crown 'd, 
And  see  the  flaming  skies/ 

4  How  shall  I  leave  my  tomb! 

With  triumph  or  regret ! 
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A  fearful  or  a  joyful  doom, 
A  curse  or  blessing  m< 

5  A V  ill  angel  bands  convey 
Their  brother  to  the  bar? 

Or  devils  drag  my  soul  away 
To  meet  its  sentence  there? 

0  Who  can  resolve  the  doubt 

That  tears  my  anxious  breast? 
Shall  I  be  with  the  damn'd  <.:ist  out, 
Or  numbered  with  the  blest? 

7  1  must  from  God  be  driven, 

Or  \\  itli  my  Saviour  dwell; 
Must  come  at  his  command  to  heaven, 
Or  else  depart  to  hell. 

8  O  thou  that  wouldst  not  have 

One  wretched  sinner  die, 
\\  ho  diedst  thyself,  my  soul  to  save 
From  endJ 

9  Show  me  the  way  to  shun 

Thy  dreadful  wrath  severe, 
That  when  thou  comest  on  thy  throne, 
1  may  with  joy  appear. 

232.  p.  m. 

XD  am  1  only  bom  to  dief 
And  must  I  suddenly  comply 
Willi  nature's  Stern  d 
What  after  death  for  m  •  remains? 
Cel  •■  hellish  pains, 

1  rnity. 

1  1 1  Ight  1  on  earth  to  live, 
Whi              i     loo gs  the  kind  reprieve, 

Ami  pr  »ps  the  house  of  clay; 
My  sole  concern,  my  single  care, 
To  watch,  and  tremble,  and  prepare 

Against  that  fatal  dav  ! 
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233  THE  GOSPEL  CALL. 

3  No  room  tor  mirth  or  trifling  here, 
For  worldly  hope,  or  worldly  fear, 

If  life  so  soon  is  gone  ; 
If  now  the  Judge  is  at  the  door, 
And  all  mankind  must  stand  before 

Th'  inexorable  throne! 

4  No  matter  which  my  thoughts  employ \ 
A  moment's  misery  or  joy: 

But  oh !  when  both  shall  end, 
Where  shall  I  find  my  destin'd  place? 
Shall  I  my  everlasting  days 

With  fiends  or  angels  spend? 

5  Nothing  is  worth  a  thought  beneath, 
But  how  I  may  escape  the  death 

That  never,  never  dies! 
How  make  my  own  election  sure; 
And  when  I  fail  on  earth,  secure 

A  mansion  in  the  skies. 

6  Jesus,  vouchsafe  a  pitying  ray, 

Be  thou  my  guide,  be  thou  ray  way 

To  glorious  happiness! 
Ah!  write  the  pardon  on  my  heart' 
And  whensoever  I  hence  depart, 

Let  me  depart  in  peace ! 

noo  L.  M, 

—  O.  j.  Sickness  and  Death. 

1    1VTY  soul,  the  minutes  haste  away, 
-*-"  Apace  comes  on  th'  important  day, 
When  in  the  icy  arms  of  death 
I  must  give  up  my  vital  breath. 

-  ^ook  forward  to  the  moving  scene; 
How  wilt  thou  be  affected  then' 
When  from  on  high  some  sharp  disease 
Resistless  shall  my  vitals  seize. 

3  When  all  the  springs  of  life  are  low, 
The  spirits  faint,  the  pulses  slowj 
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THE    GOSPEL   CALL.        234,  235 

The  eyes  grow  dim  and  short  the  breath, 
Presages  of  approaching  death. 

i  A\'li**n  clammy  sweats  thro'  evTry  part, 

Show  life's  retreating  to  the  heart; 

Its  last  resistance  there  to  make, 

And  then  the  breathless  frame  forsake. 
I  When  all  eternity's  in  sight; 

The  brightest  d  iy,  or  blackest  night; 

One  shock  will  break  the  building  down 

And  let  thee  into  worlds  unknown. 

O  come,  my  soul,  the  matter  weigh! 

Iluw  wilt  thou  leave  thy  kindred  clay! 

And  how  the  unknown  regions  try, 

And  launch  into  eternity! 

<-•'  *•         T/ie  night  cometh.     John  ix.  4 
I    \  WAKE,  awake,  my  sluggish  soul, 
-**•  Awake,  and  view  the  setting  sun; 
See  how  the  shades  of  death  advance, 
Ere  half  the  task  of  life  is  done. 
3  Death! — 'tis  an  awful,  solemn  sound; 
Oil,  let  it  wake  the  slumb'ring  ear! 
Apace  the  dreadful  conqueror  comes, 
With  all  his  pale  companions  near. 
3    Thv  drowsy  eyes  will  soon  be  clos'd, — 
These  friendly  warnings  heard  no  more 
Soon  will  the  mighty  Judge  approach, 
E'en  now  he  stands  before  the  door. 
I  To-day  attend  his  gracious  voice; 

This  is  the  summons  that  he  sends: 
M  Awake, — for  on  this  transient  hour 
Thy  long  eternity  depends." 

9  'i  k  I  '•  M* 

£D-J.  fhe  sinner  "weighed  awl  found  -wanting* 

Dan.  v.  27. 
I   T>  AISE,  thoughtless  sinner,  raise  thine  eyej 
«■■•'  Behold  God's  balance  lifted  high! 
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236  THE    GOSPEL   CALL. 

There  shali  bis  justice  be  display 'd, 
And  there  thy  hope  and  life  be  weighM. 

2  See  in  ore  scale  his  perfect  law; 

Mark  with  what  force  its  precepts  draw: 

Wouldst  thou  the  awful  test  sustain? — 

Thy  works  how  light!  thy  thoughts  how  vain! 

3  Behold  the  hand  of  God  appears 
To  trace  in  dreadful  characters; 

"  Sinner — thy  soul  is  wanting  found, 

And  wrath  shall  smite  thee  to  the  ground." 

i  Let  sudden  fear  thy  nerves  unbrace; 
Let  horror  change  thy  guilty  face; 
Thro'  all  thy  thoughts  let  anguish  roll, 
Till  deep  repentance  melt  thy  soul. 

5  One  only  hope  may  yet  prevail; — 
Christ  hath  a  weight  to  turn  the  scale; 
Still  doth  the  gospel  publish  peace, 
And  show  a  Saviour's  righteousness. 

G  Great  God,  exert  thy  power  to  save; 
Deep  on  the  heart,  these  truths  engrave,- 
The  ponderous  load  of  guilt  remove, 
That  trembling  lips  may  sing  thy  love, 

nop  C,  M. 

^  <->*->•  Tlxe  Scoffer. 

1  a  LL  ye  who  laugh  and  sport  with  death, 
^-  And  say,  there  is  no  hell; 

The  gasp  ot  your  expiring  breath 
Will  send  you  there  to  dwell. 

2  When  iron  slumbers  bind  your  flesh, 

With  strange  surprise  you'll  rind 
Immortal  vigour  springs  afresh, 
And  tortures  wake  the  mind! 

3  Then  you'll  confess  the  frightful  names 

Of  plagues,  you  scorn'd  before, 
No  more  shall  look  like  idle  dreams, 
like  foolish  tales  no  more. 
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THE   GOSPEL   CALL.        237,  238 

4  Then  shall  ye  curse  that  fatal  day, 
With  flames  upon  your  tongues, 
When  you  exchang'd  your  souls  away 

For  vanity  and  B 

907  S.   M. 

mO  tt         The  harvest  is  past.     Jer.  viii   20 
1  T  SAW,  beyond  the  tomb, 
■■■  The  awful  Judge  appear, 
Prepar'd  to  scan  a  ith  strict  account, 
My  blessings  Masted  here. 

8  His  wrath  like  flaming  fire, 
Burn*d  to  the  lowest  hell — 
And  in  that  hopeless  world  of  wo, 

He  bade  my  spirit  dwell. 

3  Ye  sinners,  fear  the  Lord, 
While  yet  'tis  call'd  to  day; 

Soon  will  the  awful  voice  of  death 
Command  your  souls  away. 

4  Soon  will  the  harvest  close**-1 
The  Bummer  Boon  be  o'er — ■ 

And  soon,  your  injur *d,  angry  GocJ 
Will  hear  your  prayers  no  more. 

■*•**>«  Rom.  iii.   16. 

1   Vf/TIEX  frowning  death  appears, 
*  *    And  points  his  fatal  dart, 
What  dark  fears 

Distract  the  sinner's  heart! 
The  dreadful  blow 
No  arm  can  stay, 
But  torn  1 
He    inks  10  wo. 

I 

\>-  reft  of  every  foot!, 
He  must  the  wrath  abide 
Of  an  avenging  Ciod; 

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239  THE  GOSPEL  CALL. 

No  mercy  there 
Will  greet  his  ear 
Nor  wipe  the  tear 
Of  black  despair. 

S  Sinners,  awake,  attend, 
And  flee  the  wrath  to  come; 
Make  Christ,  the  Judge,  your  friend, 
And  heav'n  shall  be  your  home: 

His  mercy  nis;h, 

Now  points  the  path 

That  leads  from  death 

To  joys  on  high. 

90Q  p-   **- 

jL  o  v*  Sinner,  prepare  to  meet  God, 

1  OIXXER,  art  thou  still  secure  ? 
^  Wilt  thou  still  refuse  to  pray? 
Can  thy  heart  or  hands  endure 

In  the  Lord^s  avenging  day? 

2  See,  his  mighty  arm  is  bar'd! 

Awful  terrors  clothe  his  brow! 
For  his  judgment  stand  prepar'd, 
Thou  must  either  break  or  bow. 

3  At  his  presence  nature  shakes, 

Earth  affrighted  hastes  to  flee; 
Solid  mountains  melt  like  wax, 
What  will  then  become  of  thee? 

4  Who  his  advent  may  abide? 

You  that  glory  in  your  shame, 
Will  you  And  a  place  to  lade, 

When  the  world  is  wrapt  in  flame? 

5  Lord,  prepare  us  by  thy  grace! 

Soon  we  mut  resign  our  breath, 
And  our  souls  be  call'd  to  pass 
Through  the  iron  gate  of  death. 

6  Let  us  now  our  day  improve, 

Listen  to  the  gospel  voice: 
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THE  GOSPEL   CALL.  240 

Seek  the  things  that  are  ahovc; 
Scorn  the  world's  pretended  joys. 

240.  The  Alarm, 

1    OTOP,  poor  sinners,  stop  and  think, 
^    Before  you  further  go; 
Will  you  sport  upon  the  brink 

Of  everlasting  wo! 
On  the  verge  of  niin  stop — 

Now  the  friendly  warning  take- 
Stay  your  footsteps — ere  ye  drop 
Into  the  burning  lake. 

9  Say,  have  you  an  arm  like  God, 
That  you  his  wilt  oppose^ 
Pear  jre  not  that  iron  rod 

With  wfiicfi  he  breaks  his  foes.' 

Can  you  stand  in  tiiat  dread  day, 
W  Inch  his  justice  shall  proclaim, 

Wkea  the  earth  shall  melt  away 
Like  u  a\  before  the  flame? 

S  Ghasily  death  will  quickly  come, 

And  drag  you  to  his  bar; 
Then  to  hear  your  awful  doom, 

NN  ill  till  you  with  despair! 
All  your  sins  will  round  you  crowd; 

You  shall  mark  their  crimson  dye; 
Each  for  vengeance  crying  loud, 

And  what  can  you  reply? 

A  Tho'  your  heart  were  made  of  steel, 
Your  forehead  lin'd  with  brass; 
God  at  length  rill  make  you  feel, 

He  *  ill  not  let  you  pi 
Sinners^  then  in  rain  will  call, 

I'll  tee  w!e»  now  despise  his  grace, 
"  Hocks  and  mountains  on  us  fallj 
And  hide  us  from  his  face.  " 
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241,    242      THE  GOSPEL  CALL. 

241.  c  >r. 

1  rpHERE  is  a  voice  of  sovereign  grace 
-*-    Sounds  from  the  sacred  word; 
M  Ho!  ye  despairing  sinners,  come, 
And  trust  upon  the  Lord. " 

£  My  soul  obeys  th'  Almighty  call, 
And  runs  to  this  relief; 
I  would  believe  thy  promise,  Lord, 
Oh !  help  my  unbelief. 

3  To  the  dear  fountain  of  thy  blood, 

Incarnate  God,  I  fly; 
Here  let  me  wash  my  spotted  soul 
From  crimes  of  deepest  die. 

4  Stretch  out  thine  arm,  victorious  King 

My  reigning  sins  subdue; 
Drive  the  old  dragon  from  liis  seat, 
With  his  apostate  crew. 

5  A  guilty,  weak,  and  helpless  worm, 

On  thy  kind  arms  I  fall; 
Be  thou  my  strength  and  righteousness, 
My  Jesus,  and  my  all ! 

242.  Eternity. 

1  T^  TERN1TY  is  just  at  hand !— 

-*-^  And  shall  1  waste  my  ebbing  sand 

And  careless  view  departing  day, 
And  throw  my  inch  of  time  away  ? 

2  But  an  eternity  there  is 

Of  endless  wo,  or  endless  bliss; 
And  swift  as  time  fulfils  its  round, 
Wc  to  eternity  are  bound. 

3  What  countless  millions  of  mankind 
Ha?e  left  this  fleeting  world  behind! 

164 


THE   GOSPEL   CALL.       243,   244 

They're  gone!  but  where? — ah,  praise  and  see, 
to  •  long  eternity. 

4  Sinner!  canst  thon  for  ever  dwell 
]n  all  the  fiery  <1  eps  of  hell; 
And  is  ting,  then,  to  theej 

Death,  and  a  dread  eternity? 

9  (*2T.)      CM. 

^  4  .).  7  v  misery  and  danger  of  Sinner a. 

1  OIN  NERS  !  the  voice  of  God  regard: 
^  Tia  mercy  speaks  to-day; 

He  calls  y  >ii  bj  hi.-,  gracious  word 
i  bin's  destructive  way. 

2  Like  the  rough  sea  that  cannot  rest, 

.  live  devoid  of  peace; 
A  rod  stings  within  your  breast 

Deprive  your  souls  of  ease.  x 

3  Voir  w  ty  it  dark,  and  leads  to  hell: 

Why  will  y.»u  persevere? 

i  in  frightful  torments  dwell. 
Shut  up  in  black  despair? 

I    B  KW  to  the  sceptre  of  his  word, 
uneing  ev'ry  sin; 
Submit  to  him  your  sov'reign  Lord, 
And  learn  his  will  divine. 

9  .   .  (228.)       L.   M. 

—  14.     The  folly  of  neglecting  religion. 

1  Y1THY  Mill  ye  lavish  out  your  years 

'*     Amidst  a  thousand  triHing  cares? 
While,  in  the  various  ranee  of  thought, 
The  one  thing  needful  is  forgot. 

2  Why  will  fleeting  wind, 

And  famish  an  immortal  mind; 

While  angels  with  regret  look  down, 
you  spurn  aheav'nly  crown? 

3  Th'  eternal  Clod  calls  from  above 
And  Jesus  pleads  his  dying  love; 

10J 


£45  THE   GOSPEL   CALL. 

Awaken'd  conscience  gives you  pain: 
And  shall  they  join  their  pleas  in  vain? 

4  Not  so  your  dying  eves  shall  view 
Those  objects,  wmu  ye  now  pursue. 
Not  so  shall  heav'n  and  hell  appear, 
When  the  decisive  hour  is  near. 

5  Almighty  God!  thine  aid  impart., 
To  nx  conviction  on  the  heart. 

Thy  pow'r  can  clear  the  darkest  eyes, 
And  make  the  haughtiest  scorner  wise. 

245.  c  m. 

1  rpERREBLf  thought!  shall  1  alone, 
-*-  Who  may  be  sav'd,  shall  I, 

Of  all.  alas!  whom  I  have  known, 
Throogfa  sin  for  ever  die; 

2  While  all  mpanicM  dear, 

With  whom  I  once  did  live. 
Joyful  at  God's  right  hand  appear, 
A  blessing  to  receive: 

3  Shall  I.  amidst  a  ghastly  band, 

Dragg'd  to  the  judgment-seat, 
Far  on  the  left  with  horror  stand, 
My  fearful  doom  to  meet' 

4  While  they  enjoy  their  Saviour's  Jove, 

Must  1  in  I  Fell? 

And  howl,  .while  they  sing  hymns  above,) 
And  blow  the  flames  of  hell! 

5  Ah!  no:  I  still  may  turn  and  live, 

For  still  his  wrath  delays: 
He  now  vouchsafes  a  kind"  reprieve, 
And  offers  me  his  grace. 

6  I  will  accept  his  offers  now, 

From  every  sun  depart; 
Perform  my  oft-repeated  vow, 
And  render  him  my  heart. 

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THE   GOSPEL  CALL.       246,    247 

7  I  will  improve  what  I  receive, 
The  grace  through  Jesus  given; 
Sure,  it  with  God  on  earth  1  live, 
To  live  with  God  in  heaven. 

(24b.   Youth  mid  Judgment,  Eccl.  xi.  9. 

1  X^E  sons  of  Adam,  vain  and  young, 

■*■    Indulge  your  eyes,  indulge  your  tongue, 
Taste  the  delights  your  souls  desire, 
And  give  a  loose  to  all  your  fire: 

Pursue  the  pleasures  you  design, 

And  cheer  your  hearts  with  songs  and  wine, 

Enjoy  the  (lay  of  mirth;  hut  know 

There  is  a  day  of  judgment  too. 

God  from  on  high  heholds  your  thoughts, 
His  hook  records  your  secret  faults, 
The  works  of  darkness  you  have  done 
Must  all  appear  before  the  sun. 

The  vengeance  to  your  follies  due 

Should  strike  your  hearts  with  terror  through* 

How  will  ye  stand  before  his  face, 

Or  answer  for  his  injur'd  grace? 

'5  Almighty  God,  turn  oft"  their  eyes 
From  these  alluring  vanities; 
And  let  the  thunder  of  thy  word 
Awake  their  souls  to  fear  the  Lord. 

3B*  »  «  Death  and  Eternity. 

^TOOP  down,  my  thoughts,  thatus'dto  rise, 
^  Converse  a  while  with  death; 
Think  how  a  gasping  mortal  lies, 
And  pants  away  his  breath. 

2  His  quivering  lip  hangs  feebly  down, 

His  pulses  faint  and  few. 
Then,  speechless,  with  a  doleful  groan 
He  bids  the  world  adieu. 

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248  PENITENCE   OF  THE 

3  But,  O  tfie  soul  that  never  dies! 

At  once  it  leaves  the  clay! 
Ye  thoughts,  pursue  it  where  it  flies, 
And  track,  its  wondrous  way. 

4  Up  to  the  courts  where  angels  dwell, 

It  mounts  triumphing  there, 
Or  devils  plunge  it  down  to  hell 
In  infinite  despair. 

5  And  must  my  body  faint  and  die? 

And  must  this  soul  remove' 
O  for  some  guardian  angel  nigh 
To  bear  it  safe  above ! 

6*  Jesus,  to  thy  dear  faithful  hand 
My  naked  soul  I  trust, 
And  my  flesh  waits  for  thy  command 
To  drop  into  my  dust. 

PENITEXCE  OF  THE   AWAKENEft 
SINNER. 

1.  TRAYER  FOR  PENITENCE. 

P.  M. 

A  Prayer  for  Senotisness. 
nnHOU  God  of  glorious  majesty, 
-*-    To  thee,  against  myself,  to  thee, 

A  worm  of  earth,  I  cry; 
An  half-awaken'd  child  of  man, 
A:i  heir  of  endless  bliss  or  pain, 
A  sinner  born  to  die! 

Lo !  on  a  narrow  neck  of  land, 
'Twixt  two  unbounded  seas  I  stand> 

Secure,  insensible: 
A  point  of  time,  a  moment's  space 
Removes  me  to  that  heavenly  place, 

Or  shuts  me  up  in  hell. 
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248 

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AWAKENED   SINNER.  249 

3  O  God  mine  inmost  soul  convert ! 
And  deeply  on  my  thoughtful   heart 

Eternal  "things  impress: 
Give  me  to  feci  their  solemn  weight, 
And  tremble  on  the  brink  of  fate, 

And  wake  to  righteousness. 

4  Before  me  place  in  dread  array 
The  pomp  of  that  tremendous  day, 

When  UlOU  with  clouds  shalt  come, 
To  judge  the  nations  at  thy  bar; 
i      And  tell  me,  Lord,  shall  1  be  there 
To  meet  a  joyful  doom? 

5  Be  this  my  one  great  business  here, 
With  serious  industry  and  fear 

Eternal  bliss  t'  insure: 
Thine  utmost  counsel  to  fulfil, 
And  suffer  all  thy  righteous  will, 

And  to  the  end  endure. 

6  Then,  Saviour,  then,  my  soul  receive, 
Transported  from  this  vale  to  live, 

And  reign  with  thee  above  ; 
Where  faith  is  sweetly  lost  in  sight, 
And  hope  in  full  supreme  delight, 

And  everlasting  love. 

ojQ  S.   M. 

—  ■  I  .  .  por  true  repentance, 

1  f\  THAT  I  could  repent! 
*-*  With  all  my  idols  part; 
And  to  thy  gracious  eye  present 

An  humble  contrite  heart! 

2  A  heart  with  grief  opprest, 
For  having  grievM  my  God; 

A  troubled  heart  that  cannot  rest 
Till  sprinkled  with  thy  blood! 

3  Jesus  on  me  bestow, 
The  penitent  desire \ 

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250,  251        PENITENCE   OF  THE 

With  true  sincerity  of  wo 
My  aching  breast  inspire; 

4  With  softening  pity  look, 
And  melt  my  hardness  down; 

Strike  with  thy  love's  resistless  stroke, 
And  break  this  heart  of  stone! 

ZuU.  For  true  Repentance.  2  Kings  xxii.  13.  20. 

1  C\  FOR  that  tenderness  of  heart 

"  Which  bows  before  the  Lord, 
Acknowledges  how  just  thou  art, 
And  trembles  at  thy  word! 

2  O  for  those  humble  contrite  tears 

Which  from  repentance  flow, 
That  consciousness  of  guilt,  which  fears 
The  long  suspended  blow ! 

5  Saviour,  to  me  in  pity  give 

The  sensible  distress, 
The  pledge  thou  wilt  at  last  receive, 
And  bid  me  die  in  peace ! 

4  Wilt  from  the  dreadful  day  remove 
Before  the  evil  come, 
My  spirit  hide  with  sainl  s  above, 
My  body  in  the  tomb. 

251.  L*  M* 

Hardness  of  Heart  lamented. 

1  T  ORD !   shed  a  beam  of  heavenly  day 
-*-^  To  melt  this  stubborn  stone  away: 
Now  thaw,  with  rays  of  love  divine, 
This  heart — this  frozen  heart  of  mine. 

2  The  rocks  can  rend;  the  earth  can  quake; 
The  seas  can  roar;  the  mountains  shake; 
Of  feeling  all  things  show  some  sign, 
But  this  unfeeling  heart  of  mine. 

$  To  hear  the  sorrows  thou  hast  felt, 
What  but  an  adamant  would  melt? 
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AWAKENED   SINNER.  252 

Goodness  and  wrath,  in  vain  combine 
To  move  this  stupid  heart  of  mine. 

i  But  One  can  yet  perform  the  deed; 
That  One  in  all  his  grace  I  need; 
Thy  Spirit  can  from  dross  refine, 
And  melt  this  stubborn  heart  of  mine. 

5  Oh,  Breath  of  Life,  breathe  on  my  soul! 
On  me  let  streams  of  mercy  roll: 
Now  thaw  with  rays  of  love  divine 
This  heart,  this  frozen  heart  of  mine. 


252.  s.  M. 

1  f\  THAT  I  could  repent! 
^  O  that  1  could  believe ! 

Thou,  by  thy  voice  the  marble  rent, 

The  rock  in  sunder  cleave! 

Thou,  by  thy  two-edg'd  sword, 

My  soul  and  spirit  part; 
Strike  with  the  hammer  of  thy  word, 

And  break  my  stubborn  heail. 

2  Saviour  and  Prince  of  peace, 

The  double  grace  bestow; 
Unloose  the  bands  of  wickedness, 

And  let  the  captive  go: 

Grant  me  my  sins  to  feel, 

And  then  the  load  remove: — 
Wound,  and  pour  in,  my  wounds  to  heal, 

The  balm  of  pard'ning  love. 

For  thine  own  mercy's  sake, 

The  hindrance  now  remove, 
And  into  thy  protection  take 

The  pris'ner  of  thy  love; 

In  every  trying  hour, 

Stand  by  my  feeble  soul, 
And  screen  me  from  my  nature's  power, 

Till  thou  hast  made  me  whole, 
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253,    254       PENITENCE   OF  THE 

4  This  is  thv  will,  I  know, 

Thatl  'should  holy  be; 
Should  let  my  sins  this  moment  go, 

This  moment  turn  to  thee: 

O  might  I  now  embrace 

Thine  all-sufficient  power! 
And  never  more  to  sin  give  place, 

And  never  grieve  thee  more. 

nco  L-  M. 

Z.J.J.  j[nci  J -mill  take  aivay  the  stony  heart  y  ami 

•will  give  you  a  heart  of  flesh.    Ezek.  xxxvi.    26. 

1  (~\  FOR  a  glance  of  heav'nlv  day, 
"  To  take  this  stubborn  heart  away; 
And  thaw  with  beams  of  love  divine 
This  heart,  this  frozen  heart  of  mine! 

2  The  rocks  can  rend;  the  earth  can  quake; 
The  seas  can  roar;  the  mountains  shake; 
Of  feeling  all  things  show  some  sign, 
But  this  unfeeling  heart  of  mine, 

3  To  hear  the  sorrows  thou  hast  felt, 
O  Lord,  an  adamant  would  melt; 
But  I  can  read  each  moving  line, 
And  nothing  moves  this  heart  of  mine. 

4  Thy  judgments  too,  unmov'd  I  hear, 
(Amazing  thought ! )  which  devils  fear, 
Goodness  and  wrath  in  vain  combine, 
To  stir  this  stupid  heart  of  mine. 

5  Eternal  Spirit!  mighty  God! 
Apply  to  me  the  Saviour's  blood 
'Tishis  rich  blood  and  his  alone, 

Can  move  and  melt  this  heart  of  stone. 

2.  PENITENCE. 

9*4  L-  M. 

~u-±.    Oi*iginal  and  actual  Sin  confessed, 
I  T  ORD,  I  am  vile,  conceiv'd  in  sin; 
*^  And  horn  unholy  and  unclean; 
172 


AWAKENED    SINNER.  2.55 

Sprung  from  the  man  whose  guilty  fall 
Corrupts  the  race,  and  taints  us  all. 

2  Soon  as  we  draw  our  infant  breath, 
The  seeds  of  sin  grow  up  for  death; 
Thy  law  demands  a  perfect  heart, 
But  we're  delilM  in  every  part. 

[Great  God,  create  my  heart  anew, 
And  form  my  spirit  pure  and  true: 
O  make  me  wise  betimes  to  spy 
My  danger  and  my  remedy.] 

i  Heboid  I  fail  before  thy  face; 
My  only  refuge  is  thy  grace: 
No  outward  forms  can  make  me  clean; 
The  leprosy  lies  deep  within. 

No  bleeding  bird,  nor  bleeding  beast, 
Nor  hyssop  branch,  nor  sprinkling  priest, 
Nor  running  brook,  nor  flood,  nor  sea, 
Can  wash  the  dismal  stain  away. 

6  Jesus,  my  God,  thy  blood  alone 
Hath  power  sufficient  to  atone; 

Thy  blood  can  make  me  white  as  snow; 
No  Jewish  types  could  cleanse  me  so. 

7  While  guilt  disturbs  and  breaks  my  peace, 
Nor  flesh,  nor  soul  hath  rest  or  ease; 
Lord,  let  me  hear  thy  pardoning  voice, 
And  make  my  broken  bones  rejoice. 

«„  .c.  k 

jL'J't.        The  contrite  Heart.  Isa.  lvii.  15. 

1  rpilK  Lord  will  happiness  divine 
-■-     On  contrite  hearts  bestow; 
Then  tell  me,  gracious  God!  is  mine 

A  contrite  heart  or  no? 

2  1  hear,  hut  seem  to  hear  in  vain, 

Insensible  as  steel; 
If  aught  is  felt,  tis  oidy  pain 
To  find  I  cannot  feel. 
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256  PENITENCE    OF    THE 

3  I  sometimes  think  myself  inclin'd 

To  love  thee,  if  I  could; 

But  often  feel  another  mind, 

Averse  to  all  that's  good. 

4  My  best  desires  are  faint  and  few, 

I  fain  would  strive  for  more; 
But,  when  I  cry,  "  My  strength  renew, " 
Seem  weaker  than  before. 

5  Thy  saints  are  comforted,  I  know, 

And  love  thy  house  of  pray'r; 
I  sometimes  go  where  others  go, 
But  find  no  comfort  there. 

6  Oh,  make  this  heart  rejoice  or  ache;— 

Decide  this  doubt  for  me; 
And,  if  it  be  not  broken,  break — 
And  heal  it,  if  it  be. 

0,r  P.  M. 

ZOO,  Penitential  Sighs. 

1  ■p  AT  HER !  at  thy  call  I  come, 
•■-     In  thy  bosom  there  is  room 
For  a  guilty  soul  to  hide, — 
Press'd  with  grief  on  every  side. 

2  Darkness  fills  my  trembling  soul; 
Floods  of  sorrow  o'er  me  roll; 
Pity,  Father!  pity  me; 

All  my  hope's  alone  in  thee. 

3  But  may  such  a  wretch  as  I, — 
Self-condemn'd  and  doom'd  to  die,— 
Ever  hope  to  be  forgiven, 

And  be  smil'd  upon  by  Heaven? 

4  Yes,  I  may !  for  I  espy 

Pity  trickling  from  thine  eye: 
Tis  a  Father's  bowels  move, — 
Mo  Ye  with  pardon  and  with  love. 

5  Well  I  do  remember,  too, 
What  his  love  hath  deien'd  to  do| 

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AWAKKNED    SINNER.        257,    258 

How  he  sent  a  Saviour  down, 
All  my  follies  to  atone. 

6  Has  my  elder  brother  died? 

And  is  justice  satisfied5 

Why, — oh,  why — should  I  despair 

Of  my  Fathers  tender  care? 

or~  C.  M. 

*J  *  •  The  Penitent. 

1  pROSTR ATE,  dear  Jesus !  at  thy  feet, 
•■•    A  guilty  rebel  lies; 

And  upwards  to  the  mercy-seat 
Presumes  to  lift  nisej 

2  Oh  let  not  justice  frown  me  hence; 

^ay  (he  vengeful  storm: 
Forbid  it  mat  Omnipotence 
Should  crush  a  feeble  worm. 

3  If  tears  of  sorrow  would  suffice 

To  pay  the  debt  I  owe, 

-  should  from  both  my  weeping  eyes 
En  ceaseless  torrents  flow. 

4  Hut  no  such  sacrifice  I  plead 

To  expiate  my  guilt; 
No  tears,  but  those  which  thou  hast  shed,— 
No  blood,  but  thou  hast  spilt. 

5  Think  of  thy  sorrows,  dearest  Lord! 

And  all  my  sins  forgive: 
Justice  will  well  approve  the  word 
That  bids  the  sinner  live. 

258.  (*4*0     p-  M- 

1  (~^  01)  of  mercy !  God  of  grace ! 
"   Hear  our  sad  repentant  songs. 
O  restore  thy  suppliant  race, 

Thou  to  whom  our  praise  belongs? 

2  Deep  regret  for  follies  past, 

Talents  wasted,  time  mispent; 
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259  PENITENCE   OF  THE 

Hearts  debas'd  by  worldly  cares, 
Thankless  for  the  blessings  lent; 

3  Foolish  fears  and  fond  desires, 

Vain  regrets  for  things  as  vain; 
Lips  too  seldom  taught  to  praise, 
Oft  to  murmur  and  complain; 

4  These,  and  ev'ry  secret  fault, 

Fill'd  with  grief  and  shame  we  own. 
Humbled  at  thy  feet  we  lie, 

Seeking  pardon  from  thy  throne. 

5  God  of  mercy!  God  of  grace! 

Hear  our  sad  repentant  songs. 
O  restore  thy  suppliant  race, 

Thou,  to  whom  our  praise  belongs! 

JtOJ.  Indwelling  Si?i  lamented. 

1  T17ITH  tears  of  anguish  I  lament, 

"  *    Here  at  thy  feet,  my  God, 
My  passion,  pride,  and  discontent, 
And  vile  ingratitude. 

2  Sure  there  was  ne'er  a  heart  so  base, 

So  false  as  mine  has  been; 
So  faithless  to  its  promises, 
So  prone  to  every  sin! 

3  My  reason  tells  me  thy  commands 

Are  holy,  just,  and  true; 
Tells  me  whate'er  my  God  demands 
Is  his  most  righteous  due. 

4  Reason  I  hear,  her  counsels  weigh, 

And  all  her  words  approve; 
But  still  I  find  it  hard  t'  obey, 
And  harder  yet  to  love. 

5  How  long,  dear  Saviour,  shall  I  feel 

These  strugglings  in  my  breast? 
When  wilt  thou  bow  my  stubborn  will, 
And  give  my  conscience  rest?    . 
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AWAKENED  SINNER.       260,  261 

6  Break,  sov'reign  grace,  O  break  the  charm, 
And  set  the  captive  Tree: 
Reveal,  Almighty  God,  thine  arm, 
And  haste  to  rescue  me. 

2v\J.  Conflict  between  Flesh  and  Spirit.  Rom. 
vii.   15. 

1  TJOW  sad  and  awful  is  mv  state! 
■*-*-    The  very  thing  I  do,  I  hate  ! 
When  I  to  God  draw  near  in  pray'r, 
1  feel  the  conflict  even  there! 

2  I  mourn,  because  1  cannot  mourn, 
1  hate  my  sin,  yet  cannot  turn; 

1  grieve,  because  I  cannot  grieve, 
I  hear  the  truth,  but  can't  believe. 

3  Where  shall  so  great  a  sinner  run? 
1  -   .■  I'm  ruinM  and  undone; 
Dew  Lord,  in  pity  now  draw  near, 
And  banish  ev'ry  rising  fear. 

4  Thy  blood  dear  Lord,  which  thou  hast  spilt, 
(an  make  this  rocky  heart  to  melt; 

Thy  blood  can  make  me  clean  within — 
Thy  blood  can  pardon  all  my  sin. 

5  Til  on  the  atonement  of  that  blood, 
I  now  approach  to  thee,  my  God; 
This  is  my  hope,  this  is  my  claim, 
Jesus  has  died  and  washM  me  clean. 

261.  I-  m- 

1  A  LAS,  alas,  how  blind  I've  been, 
^  ■■  How  little  of  myself  I've  seen! 
Sportive  1  sail'd  the  sensual  tide, 
Thoughtless  of  God,  whom  I  defy'd. 

2  Oft  have  I  heard  of  heav'n,  and  hell, 
Where  bliss  and  wo  eternal  dwell; 
But  mock'd  the  threats  of  truth  divine, 
And  scorn'd  the  place  where  angels  shine. 

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262  PENITENCE  OF  THE 

3  My  heart  has  long  refus'd  the  blood 
Of  Jesus,  the  descending  God; 
And  guilty  passion  boldly  broke 

The  holy  law  which  heav'n  had  spoke. 

4  TV  alluring  world  control'd  my  choice; 
When  conscience  spake,  I  hush'd  its  voice; 
Securely  laughM  along  the  road, 

Which  hapless  millions  first  had  trod. 

5  But  now,  th'  Almighty  God  comes  near 
And  fills  my  soul  with  awful  fear- 
Perhaps  I  sink  to  endless  pain, 

Nor  hear  the  voice  of  joy  again. 


262.  c.  m. 

1  A  H,  what  can  I,  a  sinner,  do, 
-**-  With  all  my  guilt  opprest? 
I  feel  the  hardness  of  my  heart, 

And  conscience  knows  no  rest. 

2  Great  God,  thy  good  and  perfect  law 

Does  all  my  life  condemn; 
The  secret  evils  of  my  soul 
Fill  me  with  fear  aud  shame. 

S  How  many  precious  Sabbaths  gone, 
I  never  can  recal; 
And  Oh,  what  cause  have  I  to  mourn, 
Who  misimprov'd  them  all! 

4  How  long,  how  often  have  I  heard 

Of  Jesus,  and  of  heav'n; 
Yet  scarcely  listen'd  to  his  word, 
Or  pray'd  to  be  forgiv'n! 

5  Constrain  me,  Lord,  to  turn  to  thee, 

And  grant  renewing  grace; 
For  thou  this  flinty  heart  canst  break, 
And  thine  shall  be  the  praise 
178 


AWAKENED   SINNER.      263,    264 

263.  ps.  u.  o— is. 

1  I^H,  turn,  great  Ruler  of  the  skies, 

^^  Turn  from  my  sin  thy  searching  eyes, 
Nor  let  th'  offences  of  my  hand, 
Within  thy  book,  recorded  stand. 

2  Give  me  a  will  to  thine  subdu'd, 
A  conscience  pure,  a  soul  renew'd; 
NOT  let  me,  wrapt  in  endless  gloom, 
An  outcast  from  thy  presence  roam. 

S  Oh,  let  thy  Spirit  to  my  heart 

Once  more  his  quiek'ning  aid  impart, 

My  mind  from  every  fear  release, 

And  sooth    my  troubled  thoughts  to  peace* 

4  So  shall  the  souls,  whom  error's  sway 
Has  urg'd  from  thee,  blest  Lord,  to  stray, 
From  me  thy  heavenly  precepts  learn, 
And,  humbled,  to  their  God  return. 

204«  Conviction. 

1  T\f  Y  former  hopes  are  fled, 
•*-'-■■  My  terror  now  begins; 

1  feel,  alas!  that  I  am  dead 
In  trespasses  and  sins. 

2  Ah,  whither  shall  I  fly? 
I  hear  the  thunder  roar; 

The  law  proclaims  destruction  nigh, 
And  vengeance  at  the  door. 

3  When  I  review  my  ways, 
1  dread  impending  doom; 

But  sure  a  friendly  whisper  says, 
"  Flee  from  the  wrath  to  come." 

4  I  sec,  or  think  1  >••<•, 

A  gliinm'ring  from  afar; 
A  beam  of  day  that  shines  for  me, 
To  save  me  from  despair. 
17'J 


265,    266        PENITENCE   OF  THE 

5       Forerunner  of  the  sun, 

It  marks  the  pilgrim's  way; 
I'll  gaze  upon  it  while  I  run, 
And  watch  the  rising  day. 

zo^-  Sin  bewailed. 

1  pO\IE,  my  soul,  thy  suit  prepare, 
^  Jesus  loves  to  answer  pray'r; 
He  himself  has  bid  thee  pray, 
Rise  and  ask  without  delay. 

2  With  my  burden  I  begin; 
Lord!  remove  this  load  of  sin! 
Let  thy  blood  for  sinners  spilt 
Set  my  conscience  free  from  guilt. 

3  Lord !  I  come  to  thee  for  rest, 
Take  possession  of  my  breast; 
There  thy  sov'reign  right  maintain, 
And  without  a  rival  reign. 

4  Show  me  what  I  have  to  do, 
Ev'ry  hour  my  strength  renew; 
Let  me  live  a  life  of  faith, 
Let  me  die  thy  people's  death. 

ZOO.  Confession  a  nd  Repentance. 

1  C\  LORD,  my  God,  in  mercy  turn, 
^^  In  mercy  hear  a  sinner  mourn ! 
To  thee  I  call,  to  thee  I  cry, 

O  leave  me,  leave  me  not  to  die! 

2  O  pleasures  past,  what  are  ye  now 
But  thorns  about  my  bleeding  brow? 
Spectres  that  hover  round  my  brain, 
And  aggravate  and  mock  my  pain. 

3  For  pleasure  I  have  given  my  soul; 
Now  justice,  let  thy  thunders  roll ! 
Now  vengeance  smile — and  with  a  blow, 
Lay  the  rebellious  ingrate  low. 

ISO 


AWAKENED   SINNER.  267,  268 

4  Yet  Jesus,  Jesus!   there  I'll  cling, 
I'll  cro^d  beneath  his  sheltering  wing; 
I'll  clasp  the  cross,  and  holding  there, 
E'en  me,  oh  bliss! — his  wrath  may  spare. 

267.  c-  M 

Repentance  at  the  Cross. 

1  f|H,  if  my  soul  was  form'd  for  wo, 
^  How  would  I  vent  my  sighs! 
Repentance  should  like  rivers  flow 

From  both  my  streaming  eyes. 

2  Twas  for  my  sins  my  dearest  Lord 

Hung  on  the  cursed  tree, 
And  gman'd  away  a  dying  life 
For  thee,  my  soul,  for  thee. 

3  O  how  I  hate  those  lusts  of  mine 

That  crucified  my  God, 
Those  sins  that  piercM  andnail'd  his  flesh 
Fast  to  the  fatal  wood. 

4  Yd,  my  Redeemer,  they  shall  die, 

.My  h'urtlias  so  decreed, 
Nor  will  I  spare  the  guilty  things 
That  made  my  Saviour  bleed. 

i  Whilst  with  a  melting  broken  heart 
My  murder 'd  Lord  I  view, 
I'll  raise  revenge  against  my  sins, 
And  slay  the  murderers  too. 

4UO.         Slain  and  reviving.     Rom.  vii.  9. 

1  ^MOTE  by  the  law,  I'm  justly  slain; 
^   Great  God,  behold  my  case; 

Pity  a  sinner  fill'd  with  pain, 
Nor  drive  me  from  thy  face. 

2  Dread  terrors  fright  my  guilty  soul — 

Thy  justice,  all  in  flames, 

Gives  sentence  on  this  heart  so  foul, 
bo  hard,  so  full  of  crimes. 
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269  PENITENCE  OF  THE 

3  'Tis  trembling  hardness  that  I  feel; 

I  fear,  but  don't  relent, — ■ 
Perhaps  of  endless  death  the  seal: 
Oh,  that  I  could  repent ! 

4  My  pray'rs,  my  tears,  my  vows  are  vile* 

My  duties  black  with  guilt; 
On  such  a  wretch  can  mercy  smile, 
Tho'  Jesus'  blood  was  spilt? 

5  Speechless  I  sink  to  endless  night, 

I  see  an  opening  hell: 
But  lo!  what  glory  strikes  my  sight! 
Such  glory  who  can  tell ! 

6  Enwrapt  in  these  bright  beams  of  peace, 

I  feel  a  gracious  God: 
Swell,  swell  the  note:  Oh,  tell  his  grace*, 
Sound  his  high  praise  abroad ! 

Z  O  v .  Renouncing  the  World. 

1  nOME,  my  fond  fluttering  heart, 
^  Come,  struggle  to  be  free, 
Thou  and  the  world  must  part, 

However  hard  it  be: 
My  trembling  spirit  owns  it  just. 
But  cleaves  yet  closer  to  the  dust. 

2  Ye  tempting  sweets,  forbear, 

Ye  dearest  idols,  fall; 
My  love  ye  must  not  share, 

Jesus  shall  have  it  all: 
Tis  bitter  pain,  'tis  cruel  smart, 
But  ah!  thou  must  consent,  my  heart! 

S  Ye  fair  enchanting  throng ! 

Ye  golden  dreams,  farewell ! 

Earth  has  prevail 'd  too  long, 

And  now  I  break  the  spell: 

Ye  cherish 'd  joys  of  early  years, 

Jesus,  forgive  these  parting  tears. 

182 


270  AWAKENED   SINNER. 

4  But  must  I  part  with  all? 

My  heart  still  fondly  pleads, 
Yes-— Dagon's  self  must  full, 

It  beats,  it  throbs,  it  bleeds. 
Is  there  no  balm  in  Gilead  found 
To  sooth    and  heal  the  smarting  wound? 

5  O  yes.  there  is  a  halm, 

A  kind  physician  there, 
Mt  feverM  mind  to  calm, 

To  bid  me  not  despair: 
Aid  me,  dear  Saviour,  set  me  free, 
And  I  will  all  resign  to  thee. 

6  O  may  I  fee]  thy  worth, 

Ai.d  let  no  id'ol  dare, 
No  vanity  of  earth. 

With  thee,  mv  Lord,  compare: 
Now  bid  all  worldly  joys  depart, 
And  reign  supremely  in  my  heart! 

SUPPLICATION   FOR  THE  DIVINE 
MBRCY. 

Z.  I  U.  Penitent  pmngfor  Pardon.    Job  xiii.  15. 

1  ^AVIOUR,  canst  thou  love  a  traitor? 
^   Canst  thou  love  a  child  of  wrath? 
Can  a  hell-de serving  creature 

Be  the  purchase  of  thy  death' 

2  Is  thy  blood  so  efficacious, 

As  to  make  my  nature  clean? 
Is  thy  sacrifice  so  precious, 
As  to  free  my  soul  from  tin? 

3  Sin  on  ev'ry  side  surrounds  me 

I  (an  hear  of  no  relief; 
Pangs  of  unbelief  confound  me, 
Help  me,  Lord,  to  bear  my  in-ieL 
183 


271,   272      SUPPLICATION'  FOR  TB* 

4  This  is  now  my  resolution, 

At  thy  dearest  feet  to  fall; 
Here  I'll  meet  ray  condemnation, 
Or  a  freedom  from  my  thrall. 

5  If  1  meet  with  condemnation. 

Justly  I  deserve  the  same; 

If  I  mea  with  free  salvation, 

I  will  magnify  thy  name. 

97 !  l .  M. 

—  •  J  •    Seeking  pardon.     Ps.  xxvii.  8. 

1  T   ORD,  at  thy  feet  I  prostrate  fall, 
■*-J   Opprest  with  fears   to  thee  I  call: 
Reveal  thy  pard'ning  love  to  me, 
And  set  my  captive  spirit  free. 

2  Hast  thou  not  said,  "Seek  ye  my  face;** 
The  invitation  I  embrace; 

I'll  seek  thy  face;  thy  Spirit  give! 
O  let  me  see  thy  lace,  and  live. 

3  I'll  wait,  perhaps  my  Lord  may  come; 
If  I  turn  back,  hell  is  my  doom; 

And  begging  in  his  way,  I'll  lie 
Till  the  dear  Saviour  passes  by. 

4  I'll  seek  his  face  with  cries  and  tears, 
With  secret  sighs  and  fervent  pray'rs; 
And  if  not  heard,  I'll  waiting  sit, 
And  perish  at  my  Saviour's  feet. 

5  But  canst  thou,  Lord,  see  all  my  pain, 
And  bid  me  seek  thy  face  in  vain? 
Xo !  Jesus  will  not,  can't  deceive, 
The  soul  that  seeks  his  face  shall  live. 

ZlZ.  c  What  must  I  do  to  be  saved?'  Acts  ix.  6 
1   VI/TTH  melting  heart  and  weeping  eyes, 
*  *     My  guilty  soul  for  mercy  cries; 
What  shall  I  do,  or  whither  flee, 
T'  escape  that  vengeance  due  to  me? 
134 


divink   Mi'.urv  273 

2  Till  now,  1  saw  no  danger  nigh: 

I  livM  at  case,  nor  f-ar'd  to  die; 
W  rapt  up  in  self-deceit  and  pride, 

M  1  shall  have  peace  at  last,"  I  cried. 

3  Bat  when,  great  God!  thy  light  divine 
Had  shone  on  this  dark  soul  of  mine. 
Then  1  beheld,  with  trembling  awe, 
The  Mrrora  of  thy  holy  law. 

4  How  dreadful,  now,  my  guilt  appears. 
In  childhood,  youth,  and  growing  years f 
Before  thy  pure  discerning  eye^ 

Lord,  what  a  filthy  wretch  am  If 

5  Should  vengeance  still  my  soul  pursue, 
J)*ath  and  destruction  are  my  due; 
Yet  mercy  can  my  guilt  forgive, 

And  bid  a  dying  sinner  live. 
CD      -  not  thy  sacivd  word  proclaim 
Salvation  free  in  Jesus'  name? 
To  him  1  1  •  ok,  and  humbly  cry, 
"O  save  a  wretch  condemned  to  die!" 

97 Q  .       L    *■ 

—  '  J'.ipprehension  confessed,  or  Jesvs  -was  heard 

in  (hat  he  feared,  lleb.   v.   7.  ii.   15. 
1  npiIOU  man  of  griefs,  remember  me, 
-*-     Who  never  canst  thyself  forget 
Thy  last,  mysterious  agony, 

Thy  fainting  pangs,  and  bloody  sweat  ! 
8  When,  wrestling  in  the  strength  of  prayer/ 
Thy  spirit  sunk  beneath  its  load! 
Thy  feeble  flesh  afraid  to  bear 
The  wrath  of  an  almighty  God! 
5  Father  if  1  may  call  thee  so, 

Regard  my  fearful  heart's  desire, 
Remove  this  load  of  guilty  wo, 
Nor  let  me  in  my  sins  expire' 
4  I  tremble  lest  the  wrath  diyine, 

Which  brakes  no-.-  my  sinful   soul, 
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£74  SLPPLICATION  FOR  TH2 

Should  bruise  this  wretched  soul  of  mine, 
Long  as  eternal  ages  roll ! 

5  To  thee,  my  last  distress  I  bring! 

The  heighten'd  fear  of  death  I  find! 
The  tyrant,  brandishing  his  stin^, 
Appears,  and  hell  is  close  behind! 

6  1  deprecate  that  death  alone, 

That  endless  banishment  from  thee! 
O  save  me,  through  thine  only  Son, 

Who  trembled,  wept,  and  bled  for  me  f 

071  («*M  .    L-  M. 

*• '  *•  Jremtence. 

1  Qj HOW  pity,  Lord!  O  Lord,  forgrvfe! 
^  Let  a  repenting  sinner  live. 

Are  not  thy  mercies  large  and  free? 
May  not  the  contrite  trust  in  thee? 

2  With  shame  my  numerous  sins  I  trace 
Against  thy  law,  against  thy  grace; 

And,  though  my  pray'r  thou  shouldst  not  heat. 
My  doom  is  just,  and  thou  art  clear. 

3  Yet  save  a  penitent,  O  Lord ! 

Whose  hope,  still  hov'ring  round  thy  word, 
Seeks  for  some  precious  promise  there, 
Some  sure  support  against  despair. 

4  My  sins  are  great,  but  don't  surpass 
The  riches  of  eternal  grace. 

Great  God !  thy  nature  hath  no  bound: 
So  let  thy  pard'ning  love  be  found. 

3  O  wash  my  soul  from  ev'ry  stain, 
Nor  let  the  guilt  J  mourn  remain. 
Give  me  to  hear  thy  pard'nkig  voice, 
And  bid  my  bleeding  heart  rejoiee. 

6   Then  shall  thy  love  inspire  my  tongue; 
Salvation  shall  be  all  my  song; 
And  ev'ry  power  shall  join  to  bless 
The  Lord,  mv  strength  and  righteousness, 

186 


DIVINE    MKKCY.  275,  276 

*~  1  <J.  Pi-aycv  jor  a  new  heart . 

i    /  \  THOU  that  hear'st  when  sinners  cry! 
*  ^  Though  all  my  crimes  before  thee  lie, 
B  1 1  'LI  then)  not  with  angry  look, 
But  blot  their  mcmVy  from  thy  hook. 

2  Create  my  nature  pure  within, 
And  form  mv  soul  averse  to  sin: 
Let  thy  good  Spirit  ne'er  depart, 

N  \t  hide  thy  presence  from  my  heart. 

5  I  cannot  live  without  thy  light, 

Gad  out  and  hanish'd  from  thy  sight; 
Thv  holy  joys,  O  God,  restore, 
And  guard  me  that  I  fall  no  more. 

4  A  broken  heart,  my  God,  my  King, 
Is  all  the  sacrifice  1  bring: 

The  God  of  grace  will  ne'er  despise 
A  broken  heart  for  sacrifice. 

5  My  soul  lies  humbled  in  the  dust, 
And  owns  thy  dreadful  sentence  just: 
Look  down,  O  Lord,  with  pitying  eye, 
And  save  the  soul  condemned  to  die. 

276.  U  m. 

i    TESUS,  if  still  the  same  thou  art, 
*^    If  all  thy  promises  are  sure, 
Set  up  thy  kingdom  in  my  heart, 
And  make  me  rich,  for  I  am  poor. 

l2  Thou  hast  pronoune'd  the  mourner  blest, 
And  lo!  for  thee  1  ever  mourn; 
I  cannot,  n  >,  I  will  not  rest, 
Till  thou  my  only  rest  return. 

3  Where  is  tie-  blessedness  bestow'd 

( )n  all  that  hunger  after  thee 5 
I  hunger  now,  I  thirst  for  God! 
Ses  the  poor  fainting  sinner,  see. 
187 


277  SUPPLICATION'  FOR  THE 

4  Ah,  Lord!  if  thou  art  in  that  sigh, 

Then  hear  thyself  within  me  pray, 
Hear  in  my  heart  thy  Spirit's  cry, 

Mark  what  my  lab 'ring  soul  would  saj 

5  Shine  on  thy  work,  disperse  the  gloom; 

Light  in  thy  light  I  then  shall  see; 
Say  to  my  soul,  M  Thy  light  is  come, 
Glory  divine  is  ris'n  on  thee, H 

6  Lord,  I  helieve  thy  promise  sure, 

And  trust  thou  wilt  not  long  delay: 
Hungry,  and  sorrowful,  and  poor, 
Upon  thy  word  myself  I  stay. 

277.  c.  m. 

1  TESUS,  if  still  thou  ail  to-day 
*-*   As  yesterday  the  same. 
Present  to  heal,  in  me  display 

The  virtue  of  thy  name. 

2  If  still  thou  go'st  about  to  do 

Thy  needy  creatures  good: 
On  me,  that  I  thy  praise  may  show, 
Be  all  thy  wonders  showM 

S  Now,  Lord,  to  whom  for  help  1  call, 
Thy  miracles  repeat; 
With  pitying  eyes  behold  me  fall 
A  leper  at  thy  f^et. 

4  Loathsome,  and  foul,  and  self-abhorr'd, 

I  sink  beneath  my  sin; 
But  if  thou  wilt,  a  gracious  word 
Of  thine  can  make  me  clean. 

5  Thou  seest  me  deaf  to  thy  commands, 

Open,  O  Lord,  my  ear; 
Bid  me  stretch  out  my  wither'd  hands, 
And  lift  them  up  in  prayer. 

0  Silent  (alas!  thou  know  *st  how  long) 
My  voice,  I  cannot  raise; 
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DIVINE   MKUCY.  278 

But  O!  when  thou  shah  loose  my  tongue 
The  dumb  shall  sing  thy  praise. 

7  Lame  at  the  pool  I  still  am  found: 

Give,  and  my  strength  employ; 
Light  as  a  hart  I  ihen  shall  hound, 
The  lame  shall  leap  for  joy. 

8  Blind  from  my  birth  to  guilt  and  thee; 

And  dark  I  am  within; 

The  love  o[  God  I  cannot  see, 
The  sinfulness  of  sin. 

9  But  thou,  they  say,  art  passing  by, 

O  let  me  find  thee  near! 

Jesus,  in  mercy,  hear  my  cry, 

Thou  Son  of  David,  hear! 

10  Long  have  I  waited  in  the  way, 

bee  the  heavenly  light; 
Command  me  to  be  brought,  and  say, 
11  Sinner,  receive  thy  sight." 

97 n  S.  M. 

—  /  o.    i*o  obtain  mercy.     1  Tim.  i.  16. 

1  111" Y  gracious,  loving  Lord, 
■^*-  To  thee  what  shall  I  say' 
Well  may  1  tremble  at  thy  word, 

And  scarce  presume  to  pray. 

2  Ten  du  usand  wants  have  I; 

I  all  thinga  want! 
But  thou  hast  bid  me  always  cry, 
And  never  never  faint. 

J  Yet  Lord,  well  might  I  fear, 
■  e'en  to  ask  thy  grace, 
So  ofi  have  I.  .das!  drawn  near, 
And  mock'd  thee  to  thy  face* 

4  With  all  pollution  stain'd, 

Thy  hailow'd  courts  I  trod; 
Thy  name  and  temple  I  profan'd, 
And  dar'd  to  call  thee  GocU 
189 


£79  SUPPLICATION  FOR  THE 

5  Nigh  with  my  lips  I  drew: 

My  lips  were  all  unclean; 
Thee  with  my  heart  I  never  knew; 
My  heart  was  full  of  sin. 

6  Far  from  the  living  Lord, 

Far,  far  from  God  and  heav'n, 
Thy  purity  I  still  abhorr'd, 
Nor  look'd  to  be  forgiv'n. 

97Q  P-  M 

*  '  kJ,J\1i)  peace  I  give  unto  you.     John  xiy.  27? 

1  T  AMB  of  God  for  sinners  slain, 
■P-^  To  thee  I  humbly  pray: 
Heal  me  of  my  grief  and  pain, 

O  take  my  sins  away. 
From  this  bondage,  Lord,  release; 

No  longer  let  me  be  oppress 
Jesus,  master,  seal  my  peace, 

And  take  me  to  thy  breast ! 

2  Wilt  thou  ca"t  a  sinner  out, 

Who  humbly  comes  to  thee! 
No,  my  God,  1  cannot  doubt: 

Thy  mercy  is  for  me: 
Let  me  then  obtain  the  gmce, 

And  be  of  paradise  possest: 
Jesus,  master,  seal  my  peace, 

And  take  me  to  thy  breast  f 
S  Worldly  good  I  do  not  want: 

Be  that  to  others  giv'n; 
Only  for  thy  love  I  pant; 

My  all  in  earth  or  heav'n; 
This  the  crown  I  fain  would  seize, 

The  good  wherewith  I  would  be  blest; 
Jesus,      aster,  seal  my  peace, 

And  fake  me  to  thy  breast ! 

4  This  delight  I  fain  would  prove, 
And  then  resign  my  breath! 
Join  the  happy  few  whose  love 
Was  mightier  than  death  J 
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DIVINE  MKRCV.  230 

Let  it  not,  my  Lord,  displease, 

That  1  would  die  to  be  thy  guest! 
Jesus,  master,  seal  my  peace, 

And  Like  me  to  thy  breast! 

•-OU.  JCsus,  thou  Son  of  David,  have  mercy  on 
me.    Mark  x.  47. 

1  TLSUS,  full  of  all  compassion, 

**   Hear  thy  humble  suppliant's  cry; 
lxt  me  know  thy  great  salvation; 
Bee!  1  languish,  taint,  and  die. 

2  Guilty,  hut  with  heart  relenting, 

Overwhelm^  with  helpless  grief, 
Prostrate  at  thy  feet  repenting, 
Send,  O  send  me  quick  relief! 

3  Whither  should  a  wretch  he  flying, 

Hut  to  him  who  comfort  gives? 
"Whither,  from  the  dread  of  dying, 
Hut  to  him  who  ever  lives? 

4  While  1  view  thee,  wounded,  grieving, 

Breathless,  on  the  cursed  tree, 
Fain  I'd  feel  my  heart  believing 
That  thou  suffer  Mst  thus  for  me. 

5  Without  thee,  the  world  possessing, 

1  BhoOld  be  a  wretch  undone; 
Search  through  heaven, — the  land  of  blessing, 
Seeking  good,  and  finding  none. 

6  Hear,  then,  blessed  Saviour,  hear  me! 

My  soul  cleaveth  to  the  dust; 
Send  the  Comforter  to  cheer  me; 
Lo!  in  thee  1  put  my  trust. 

Sav'd — the  deed  shall  spread  new  glory 
Through  the  shining  realms  above! 

Angels  sing  the  pleasing  story, 
AH  enraptur'd  with  thy  love! 
191 


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281,    282       SUPPLICATION    FOR    THE 

9£1  R  M' 

^°  x  ■  Longing  for  an  Interest  in  the  Redeemer* 

1  /~"i  RACIOUS  Lord,  incline  thine  < 
^*  My  requests  vouchsafe  to  hear; 
Hear  my  never-ceasing  cry; 
Give  me  Christ,  or  else  I  "die. 

2  Lord  deny  me  what  thou  wilt, 
Only  ease  me  of  my  guilt: 
Suppliant  at  thy  feet  I  lie, 
-Give  me  Christ,  or  else  I  die. 

3  All  unholy  and  unclean, 
I  am  nothing  else  but  sin; 
On  thy  mercy  I  rely, 
Give  me  Christ,  or  else  I  die. 

4  Thou  dost  freely  save  the  lost; 
In  thy  grace  alone  I  trust: 
With  my  earnest  suit  comply; 
Give  me  Christ,  or  else  I  die. 

5  Father,  dost  thou  seem  to  frown* 
Let  me  shelter  in  thy  Son! 
Jesus!  to  thine  arms' I  fly; 
Come  and  save  me,  or  I  die. 

000  P-  ^*- 

^  O  Z, .  T/x  p^ten t 's  Prayer. 

1  Xfl  ATHER  of  mercies,  God  of  love ! 
-*-     Oh !  hear  a  humble  suppliant's  cry: 
Bend  from  thy  lofty  seat  above, 

Thy  throne  of  glorious  majesty: 
O!  deign  to  listen  to  my  voice, 
And  bicl  this  drooping  heart  rejoice. 

2  I  urge  no  merits  of  my  own, 

For  I,  alas!  am  all  that's  vile: 
No — when  I  bow  before  thy  throne, 

Dare  to  converse  with  God  awhile, 
Thy  name,  blest  Jesus,  is  my  plea, 
That  dearest,  sweetest  name  to  me ! 
192 


DIVINE    MERCY.  283,  284 

I  Within  this  heart  of  mine,  I  feel 

The  weight  of  sin's  oppressive  load: 
Oil!  help!  or  else  1  sink  to  hell, 

Crush'd  by  thine  arm,  avenging  God! 
Entomb'd  within  that  dread  abvss, 
And  exild  from  the  realms  of  bliss! 

000  P-  ML 

*~  O . ) .  77k?  Penitent  pardoned. 

1  (SOVEREIGN  Ruler,  Lord  of  all, 
^   Prostrate  at  thy  feet  1  fall: 
Hear,  oh  hear  my  ardent  CTT, 
Frown  not,  lest  [faint  :vm\  die! 

2  Vilest  of  the  sons  of  men, 

V>  rst  of  rebels  I  have  been! 
Oft  abus'd  thee  to  thy  face, 
Trampled  on  thy  richest  grace. 

!y  might  thy  vengeful  dart, 

:    ken,  bleeding  heart; 
Justly  might  thy  kindled  ire 
Blast  me  in  eternal  fire. 

mercy  found, 
Halm  to  heal  my  e\'ry  wound; 

u  canst  sooth    the  troubled  breast, 
Give  the  weary  wand'rer  rest. 

5  Then  my  humble  prayer  attend, 

thyself  the  sinner's  friend; 
Bid  the  sufferer  cease  to  mourn, 
Bid  the  prodigal  return! 

6  Clasp  me  in  thine  arms  of  love, 
Let  me  all  thy  fondness  prove, 

I  die  if  thou  canst  not  forgive, 

But  whisper  M  pardoned,"  and  I  live! 

r>rv  4  L-    M. 

-°  *•       The  Dying  Sinner' 's  Prayer;  or,  (he 


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Prayer  of  Old  Age. 

IIOL"  that  dost  in  secret  see, 
egard  a  dving  sinner's  prayer 
103'  T 


£85  SUPPLICATION    FOR    THE 

Out  of  the  deep  I  cry  to  thee — 
Save,  or  I  perish  in  Cespair. 

2  Weeping,  to  Thee  I  lift  mine  eyes, 

Mine  eyes  which  fail  with  looking  up. 
For  thee  my  heart  laments  and  sighs— - 
Sick  with  desire  and  lingering  hope. 

3  O  that  I  could  but  surely  know 

If  I  at  last  shall  mercy  find! 
For  what  am  1  reserv'd  below  :J 

Tell  me,  thou  Saviour  of  mankind! 

4  Let  others  walk  with  thee  in  light, 

But  bless  me  with  one  parting  ray, 
And  ere  1  close  mine  eyes  in  night, 
Give  me  to  see  thy  perfect  day. 

on*  (217.)       C.   M. 

ZiOU.         Supplication  for  GgcVs  grace. 

1  rpo  thee,  O  God!  my  pray'r  ascends, 
"■■    But  not  for  golden  stores; 

Nor  covet  I  the  brightest  gems 
On  the  rich  eastern  shores: 

2  Nor  that  deluding  empty  joy 

.Men  cull  a  mighty  name, 
Nor  greatness  with  its  pride  and  state, 
My  restless  thoughts  inflame: — 

3  Nor  pleasure's  fascinating  charms 

My  fond  desires  allure: 
But  nobler  things  than  these,  from  thee. 
My  wishes  would  secure. 

4  The  faith  and  hope  of  joys  to  come 

My  best  affections  move; 
Thy  light,  thy  favour,  and  thy  smiles, 
Thine  everlasting  love. 

5  These  are  the  blessings  I  desire: 

Lord,  be  these  blessings  mine! 
And  all  the  glories  of  the  world 
I  cheerfullv  resign. 
194 


DIVINK    MERCY.  286,   287 

rtflft  (218  1        C.    M. 

pOU«  (jU(i  the  portion  of  the  Soul. 

1   ]Vf  V  God,  my  portion,  and  my  love! 
^"-*  My  everlasting  nil! 

IVe  none  but  thee  in  heav'n  above, 
Or  on  this  earthly  bull. 

I  In  rain  the  bright  meridian  sun 
Me  light: 
Thy  brighter  beams  create  my  noon; 
lVtliou  withdraw,  'tis  night. 

5  And  while  upon  my  restless  l)ed, 
Amongst  the  shades]  roll: 
If  God  his  light  around  me  shed, 
;  torhing  «rRh  my  soal. 

4  To  thee  1  owe  mj  wraith  and  friends-, 

And  health,  ai.<l  lafe  abode. 
Thanks  to  thy  Dame  tor  meatier  things; 
Hut  they  are  not  my  God. 

5  If  1  possess'd  the  spacious  earth. 

And  ealPd  the  stars  my  own; 
Without  thy  mercy  and  thy  love, 
I  were  a  wretch  undone. 

i  thers  stretch  their  arms  like  seas, 
And  grasp  in  all  the  shore; 
Grant  me  to  see  thy  blissful  face, 
And  I  desire  no  more ! 

9o7  (219.)       C.   M. 

-°  '  •  God  the  Christian's  portion. 

1  fJOD,  my  supporter  and  my  hope, 
*~*    My  help  forever  near! 
Thine  arm  of  mercy  holds  me  up, 

And  sa\es  me  from  despair. 

2  Thy  counsels,  Lord!  shall  guide  my  feet 

Through  tins  dark  wilderness: 
Thy  hand  conduct  me  near  thy  seat, 
To  dwell  before  thy  face. 
1(J5 


288  SUPPLICATION    FOR    TPF 

3  Were  I  in  heav'n  without  my  God, 

'Twould  be  no  joy  to  me; 
And  whilst  this  earth  is  my  abode, 
I  long  for  none  but  thee. 

4  What  if  the  springs  of  life  were  broke, 

And  flesh  and  heart  should  faint' 
God  is  my  soul's  eternal  rock, 
The  strength  of  ev'ry  saint. 

5  Behold,  the  sinners,  that  remove 

Far  from  thy  presence,  die: 
Not  all  the  idol-gods  they  love 
Can  save  them,  when  they  cry. 

6  But  to  draw  near  to  thee,  my  God ! 

Shall  be  my  sweet  employ. 
My  tongue  shall  sound  thy  works  abroac 
And  tell  the  world  my  joy. 

283.  c.  m. 

i   rpHOU  hidden  God,  for  whom  I  groan, 
-*-    Till  thou  thyself  declare : 
God  inaccessible,  unknown, 
Regard  a  sinner's  prayer. 

2  A  sinner  weltering  in  his  blood, 

Unpurg'd  and  unforgiven; 
Far  distant  from  the  living  God, 
As  far  as  hell  from  heaven. 

3  An  unregen'rate  child  of  man, 

To  thee  for  faith  I  call; 
Pity  thy  fallen  creature's  pain, 
And  raise  me  from  my  fall. 

4  The  darkness  which,  thro*  thee,  I  feel, 

Thou  only  canst  remove: 
Thine  own  eternal  power  reveal, 
The  Deity  of  love. 

5  I  would  not  to  thy  foe  submit: 

I  hate  the  tvrant's  chain; 
196 


DIV1XK     MERCY.  289 

Send  forth  thy  pris'nej  from  the  pit, 
N'T  lei  me  en  in  vain. 

6  Show  me  the  blood  that  bought  my  peace, 

The  cov'nant  blood  apply ! 
And  all  my  griefs  at  once  shall  cease, 
And  all  nxy  sins  shall  die. 

7  Speak,  Jesus,  speak  into  my  heart, 

What  thou  for  me  hast  done; 
One  grain  of  living  faith  impart. 
And  God  is  all  my  own. 

289.  s.  m. 

1  TESUS,  my  strength,  my  hope, 
**    On  tine  1  east  my  care, 

"With  humble  confidence  look  up, 
And  know  thou  hear'st  my  prayer 

Gift  me  <>n  thee  to  wait, 
Till  I  can  all  things  do, 

On  thee,  Almighty  to  create. 
Almighty  to  renew. 

2  I  want  a  sober  mind, 
A  self-renouncing  will, 

That  tramples  down,  and  casts  behind 

The  baits  of  pleasing  ill. 
A  soul  inur'd  to  pain, 

To  hardship,  grief,  and  loss$ 
Bold  to  take  up,  firm  to  sustain 

The  consecrated  cross. 

3  I  want  a  godly  fear, 

A  quick  discerning  eye, 
That  looks  to  thee  when  sin  is  near 

And  sees  the  tempter  fly; 
A  spirit  still  prepared. 

And  arinM  with  jealous  care, 
For  ever  standing  on  its  guard, 

And  watching  unto  prayer, 
197 


290  SUPPLICATION"  FOR  THE 

4  1  want  a  heart  to  pray, 
To  pray  and  never  cease, 

Never  to  murmur  at  thy  stay 

Or  Wish  my  s'ifF'rings  less. 
This  blessing,  above  all, 

Always  to  pray  I  want, 
Out  of  the  deep  on  thee  to  call, 

And  never,  never  faint. 

5  I  want  a  true  regard, 
A  single,  steady  aim, 

Unmov'd  by  threat'ning  or  reward, 
Te  thee  and  thy  great  name; 

A  jealous  just  concern 

For  thine  immortal  praise: 

A  pure  desire  that  all  may  learn,- 
And  glorify  thy  grace. 

9QH  C-  M« 

Z.C7U.  Implonfig  JSlercy.     Luke  xviii.  13. 

1  T  ORU,  at  thy  feet  in  dust  I  lie, 
-"  And  knock  at  mercy's  door; 
With  humble  heart  and  weeping  eycy 

Thy  favour  I  implore. 

2  On  me,  O  Lord,  do  thou  display 

Thy  rich,  forgiving  love; 

O  take  my  heinous  guilt  away, 

This  heavy  load  remove. 

3  Without  thy  grace,  I  sink  opprest 

Down  to  the  gates  of  hell; 

O  give  my  troubled  spirit  rest, 

And  all  my  fears  dispel. 

4  'Tis  mercy,  mercy,  I  implore, 

O  may  thy  bowels  move: 
Thy  grace  is  an  exhaustless  store, 
And  thou  thyself  art  love. 

5  Should  I  at  last  in  heaven  appear, 

To  join  thy  saints  above; 
I'll  shout  that  mercy  brought  me  there, 
And  sing  thy  bleeding  love. 
198 


ftlVINE  MERCY.         291,  292 

2u  1  'Jnc*i%Mtmncy  lamented,     Rom.  via.  19. 
1     |  WOULD,  but  cannot  sing, 
1  I  would,  but  cann  it  pray; 
For  wtaa  meets  me  when  L  tiy, 
And  frights  my  soul  away. 

g      I  would,  but  cant  repent, 

RTOUr  I  ft; 

Thi  i  Bton)  heart  can  ne'er  relent, 
Till  Jesus  makes  it  soft. 

.3       I  would,  but  cannot  love, 
Tito'  woo'd  by  love  divine; 
No  arguments  have  pow'r  to  move 
A  soul  so  base  as  mine. 

4       1  would,  but  cannot  rest, 
lu  (  ■  b  >ly  «  ill; 

I  know  w  bat  be  appoints  is  best, 

Yi  t  murmur  at  it  still. 

.uld  I  but  believe! 
11  would  easy  be; 
1  would  but  cannot — Lord  relieve; 
My  help  must  come  from  thee! 

000  s-  M- 

- « '  -  •    Bethesda'*  Pool.     John  v.  2 — i. 

1  rjESlDK  tbc  gospel  pool, 
-*■■*  App  >inti  d  for  the  poor, 
From  year  to  year  my  helpless  soul 

Has  waited  tor  a  cure. 

I       II  \e  I  seen 

The  healing  waters  move; 
And  others  round  me  stepping  in, 
Their  efficacy  prove! 

3       Hut  my  complaints  remain; 
1  let  1  the  very  same; 
As  full  of  guilt,  and  fear,  and  pain. 
As  when  at  first  I  came. 

iyy  13 


293  SUPPLICATION   FOR  THE 

4      O,  would  the  Lord  appear 
My  malady  to  heal; 
He  knows  how  long  I've  languish 'd  here, 
And  what  distress  I  feel. 

[5       How  often  have  I  thought, 
Wliy  should  I  longer  lie? 
Surely  the  merey  I  have  sought 
Is  not  for  such  as  I? 

6  But  whither  can  I  go? 
There  is  no  other  pool 

Where  streams  of  sov'reign  virtue  flow 
To  make  a  sinner  whole.] 

7  Here,  then,  from  day  to  day, 
I'll  wait,  and  hope,  and  try; 

Can  Jesus  hear  a  sinner  pray, 
Yet  suffer  him  to  die? 

8  No— he  is  full  of  grace; 
He  never  will  permit 

A  soul,  that  fain  would  see  his  face, 
To  perish  at  his  feet, 

293.  R  m. 

1  fyiHOU  great  mysterious  God  unknown, 
-*-   Whose  love  hath  gently  led  me  on 

E'en  from  my  infant  days; 
Mine  inmost  soul  expose  to  view, 
And  tell  me  if  I  ever  knew 

Thy  justifying  grace. 

2  If  I  have  only  known  thy  fear, 
And  follow'd  with  a  heart  sincere 

Thy  drawing  from  above! 
Now,  now  the  farther  grace  bestow, 
And  let  my  sprinkled  conscience  know 

Thy  sweet  forgiving  love. 

3  Short  of  thy  love  I  would  not  stop, 
A  stranger  to  the  gospel  hope, 

200 


DIVINE  MERC\i  294 

The  sense  of  sin  forgiven; 
1  would  not,  Lord,  my  soul  deceive, 
Without  thy  inward  witness  live, 

That  antepast  of  heaven. 

4  If  now  the  witness  were  in  me, 
Would  he  not  testify  of  thee, 

In  Jesus  reconcil'd? 
And  should  I  not  with  faith  draw  nigh. 
And  holdly,  Abba,  Father,  cry, 

I  know  myself  thy  child ? 

5  Ah!  never  let  thy  servant  rest, 
Till  of  my  part  in  Christ  possessM 

I  on  thy  mercy  feed: 
Unworthy  of  the  crumbs  that  fall, 
Yet  rais'd  by  him  who  died  for  all, 

To  eat  the  children's  bread. 

6  Whatever  obstructs  thy  pard'ning  love, 
Or  sin,  or  righteousness,  remove, 

Thy  glory  to  display; 
My  Wart  of  unbelief  convince, 
And  now  absolve  me  from  my  sins, 

And  take  them  all  away. 

90  1  R  M' 

—  J  **rT7ie  broken  Heart;  or,  the  Sinner's  Plea, 

1  TTflkL'  the  pardoning  God  despise 

*  *    A  poor  mourner's  sacrifice, 
One  who  brings  his  all  to  thee, 
All  his  sin  and  misery; 

2  Saviour,  see  my  troubled  breast, 
Heaving,  panting  after  rest, 
Jesus,  mark  my  hollow  eye, 
Never  clos'd  and  never  dry. 

3  Listen  to  my  plaintive  moans, 
Deep  uninterrupted  groans, 
Keep  not  silence  at  my  tears, 
Quiet  all  my  griefs  and  fears. 

201 


£95,   296    SUPPLICATION  FOR  THE 

4  Good  physician,  show  thine  art, 
Bind  thou  up  my  hrokcn  heart; 
Aches  it  not  for  thee,  my  God, 
Pants  to  feel  the  healing"  biood? 

5  Jesus,  answer  all  thy  name. 
Save  me  from  my  fear  and  shame 
Sunk  in  desperate  misery, 
Sinner's  friend,  remember  me! 

sLJU.      qoci  tfxe  pyesei  Tier  of  Jus  people 

1  rjPO  God  the  only  wise, 

■*■    Our  Saviour  and  our  King;, 

Let  all  the  saints  below  the  skies 

Their  humble  praises  bring, 

2  'Tis  his  almighty  love, 

His  counsel  and  his  care, 
Preserves  us  safe  from  sin  and  death, 
And  ev'ry  hurtful  snare. 

3  He  will  nre^ent  our  souls 

Unbl  mish'd  and  complete, 
Before  the  glory  of  his  face, 
With  joys  divinely  great. 

4  Then  all  his  faithful  sons 

Shall  meet  around  the  throne, 

Shall  bless  the  conduct  of  his  grace, 

And  make  his  wonders  known. 

5  To  our  Redeemer,  God, 

Wisdom  and  powV  belongs, 
Immortal  crowns  of  majesty, 
And  everlasting  songs. 

Zi  JO.  j±  prayer  for  tlie  promised  Rest,  lsa. 

xx vi.  3. 
1  TYEAR  Friend  of  friendless  sinners,  hear 
-*-^  And  magnify  thy  grace  divine; 
202 


DIVINfe   MERCY.  297 

Pardon  a  worm  that  would  draw  near, 
That  would  his  heart  to  thee  resign; 
A  worm,  by  self  and  sia   opprcst, 
That  pants  to  reach  thy  promis'd  rest. 

2  With  holy  fear  and  reverend  love, 

I  long  to  lie  beneath  thy  throne; 
I  long  in  thee  to  live,  and  move, 

And  ataj  mjaelf  on  thee  alone: 
Teach  me  to  lean  upon  thy  breast, 
To  find  in  thee  the  promis'd  rest 

3  Thou  say'st  thou  wilt  thy  servants  keep 

In  perfect  peace,  whose  minda  shall  be 
Like  new-born  babes,  or  helpless  sheep, 

Completely  stay'd,  dear  Lord!  on  thee: 
How  calm  their  state,  how  truly  blest, 
Who  trust  on  thee,  the  promis'd  rest. 

4  Take  me,  my  Saviour,  as  thine  own, 

And  vindicate  my  righteous  cause; 
Be  thou  my  portion,  Lord,  alone, 

And  bend  me  to  obey  thy  laws: 
In  thy  dear  arms  of  love  caress'd, 
(Jive  me  to  find  thy  promis'd  rest. 

»  Bid  the  tempestuous  rage  of  sin, 

With  all  its  wrathful  fury,  die; 
Let  the  Redeemer  dwell  within, 

And  turn  my  sorrows  into  joy: 
Oh.  may  my  heart  by  thee  possess'd, 
Know  thee  to  be  my  promis'd  rest. 

OQ7  p    *• 

*jC7  /  .    pleading  the  Atonement.  Ps.  lxxxiv.  9 

1   TTVYTHEU,  God,  who  seest  in  me 
-*-      Only  sin  and  misery, 
Turn  to  thy  Anointed  One, 

Look  on  thy  beloved  Son 
Him,  and  then  the  sinner,  see; 
Look  through  Jesus'  wouuds  on  me. 
303 


298  SUPPLICATION  FOR  THE 

2  Heavenly  Father,  Lord  of  all, 
Hear  and  show  thou  hear'st  my  call ! 
Bow  thine  car,  in  mercy  bow, 
Smile  on  me  a  sinner  now! 
Now  the  stone  to  flesh  convert, 
Cast  a  look,  and  melt  my  heart. 

3  Lord,  I  cannot  let  thee  go, 
Till  a  blessing  thou  bestow; 
Hear  my  Advocate  divine, 
Lo!  to  his,  my  suit  1  join; 
Join'd  with  his,  it  cannot  fail: 
Let  me  now  with  thee  prevail! 

4  Jesus,  answer  from  above, 
Is  not  all  thy  nature  love! 
Pity  from  thine  eye  let  fall; 
Bless  me  whilst  on  thee  I  call: 
Am  1  thine,  thou  Son  of  God? 
Take  the  purchase  of  thy  blood. 

9QQ  (t2430      IP-  M« 

—  J  O .    The  terrors  of  judgi 

from  the* 

1    Y\/T£Lr^>  rising  from  the  bed  of  death, 

*  "     O'erwhelm'd  with  guilt  and  fear, 

I  see  my  Maker  face  to  face, 

O  how  shall  I  appear ! 

fi  If  yet,  while  pardon  may  be  found, 
And  mercy  may  be  sought, 
My  heart  with  inward  horror  shrinks, 
And  trembles  at  the  thought:-— 

3  When  thou,  OLord!  shalt  stand  disclos'd 

In  majesty  severe, 
And  sit  in  judgment  on  my  soul, 
O  how  shall  I  appeal'! 

4  But  there's  forgiveness,  Lord,  with  thee; 

Thy  nature  is  benign: 
Tbv  pard'ning  mercy  I  implore; 
For  mercy,  Lord,  is  thine, 
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DIVINE  MEKCY.  299,    300 

5  O  let  thy  boundless  merer  shine 
On  my  benighted  soul! 
Correct  my  passions,  mend  my  heart, 
And  all  my  fears  control. 

And  may  I  taste  thy  richer  grace 

In  that  decisive  hour, 
When  Christ  to  judgment  shall  descend, 

And  time  shall  be  no  more. 

299.       (24~ )    c.  m. 

1  f\  THOU,  whose  tender  mercy  hears 
"  Contrition's  humble  sigh- 
Whose  hand,  indulgent,  wipes  the  tears 

From  sorrow's  weeping  eye! 

2  See !  low  before  thy  throne  of  grace, 

A  wretched  wand'rer  mourn; 
Hast  thou  not  bid  me  seek  thy  faee* 
Hast  thou  not  said,  return  r 

Absent  from  thee,  my  guide,  my  light! 

Without  one  cheering  ray; 
Through  dangers,  fears,  and  gloomy  night, 

How  desolate  my  way ! 

O  shine  on  this  benighted  hearty 

With  beams  of  mercy  shine; 
And  let  thy  healing  voice  impart 

A  taste  of  joys  divine. 

j\J\J.  ]?or  a  ntfxo  J\*ature. 

i   &{; PREME  High-priest,  the  pilgrim's  light, 

^   My  heart  for  thee  prepare; 

Thine  image  stamp,  and  deeply  write 
Thy  superscription  there. 

Ah,  let  ray  forehead  bear  thy  seal, 

My  arm  thy  badge  retain, 
My  heart  the  inward  witness  feel 

That  1  am  born  again. 
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301  SUPPLICATION    FOR    THK 

3  Into  thy  humble  mansior-  come, 

Set  up  thy  dwelling  here: 
Possess  ray  heart,  and  leave  no  room 
For  sin  to  harbour  there: 

4  All,  give  me,  Lord,  the  single  eye, 

Which  aims  at  naught  but  thee: 
I  fain  -would  live,  and  yet  not  I — 
Let  Jesus  live  in  me. 

5  O  tliat  the  penetrating  sight 

And  eagle's  eye  were  mine ! 
Undazzled  at  the  boundless  light, 
Of  maje  ty  divine; 

6  That  with  the  armies  of  the  sky 

1  too  may  sit  and  sing, 
Add,  Saviour,  to  the  eagle's  eye, 
The  dove's  aspiring  wing. 

r>f\~t  C.  M. 

Do  J  .  f0?.  Salvation  from  the  power  of  Sin  liere^ 
and  from  its  existence  finally. 

1  f\  WHEN  wilt  thou  my  Saviour  be! 
^  O  when  shall  I  be  clean: 

The  true  eternal  Sabbath  see, 
A  perfect  rest  from  sin ! 

2  Jesus!  the  sinner's  rest  thou  art, 

From  guilt,  and  fear,  and  pain; 
While  thou  art  absent  from  my  heart, 
I  look  for  rest  in  vain! 

3  The  consolations  of  thy  word 

My  soul  have  long  upheld; 
The  faithful  promise  of  the  Lord 
Shall  surely  be  fulfill'd: 

4  Joining  thy  sheep  in  yonder  fold, 

Like  them  I  shall  rejoice; 
Like  them  thy  glory  shall  behold 
And  hear  mv  shepherd's  voice, 
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DIVINE  mercy.         302,  303 

5  O  that  I  now  the  voice  might  hear, 

That  speaks  my  sins  forgiven; 

Thy  word  is  past  to  give  me  here 

The  inward  pledge  of  heaven. 

ono  L.   M. 

JU*d'       Prayer  of  a  penitent.     Ps.  6. 

1  AH   that  the  Lord  would  hear  my  cry, 
*^  And  stay  his  anger  lest  I  die! 

Thy  wrath  is  just — yet,  oh,  forgive! 
And  let  a  mourning  sinner  live. 

2  In  all  my  frame,  without,  within, 
I  feel  the  sad  effects  of  sin; 

I  low  long,  my  God,  must  I  complain, 
And  deprecate  thy  wrath  in  vain? 

3  Oli,  should  I  die  depriv'd  of  thee! 
What  being  else  can  succour  me? 

Thy  frowns  would  rend  my  soul  in  death, 

And  sink  it  to  the  depths  beneath. 
\  Ye  darling  sins,  that  plague  me  so, 

The  greatest  enemies  I  know, 

Depart — for  God  hath  heard  my  pray  Y, 

And  will  not  let  me  long  despair. 
5   No; — I  shall  yet  his  goodness  bless; 

And  wUen  this  transient  life  shall  pass, 

Then,  full  cf  glory,  I  shall  prove 

He  can  be  jubt,  and  sinners  love. 

SALVATION  THROUGH  JESUS  CHRIST. 

THE  SINNER  TRUSTING  Of  CHRIST  FOR  SALTATION. 

.iUO.  Humble  Trust;  or,  Despair  prevented, 

1  T  ORD,  didst  thou  die,  but  not  for  me? 
-* J  Am  1  forbid  to  trust  thy  blood? 
Hast  thou  not  pardons,  rich  and  free? 
And  grace,  an  overwhelming  flood? 

2  Presumptuous  thought!  to  fix  the  bound — 
To  limit  merev's  sovereign  reign: 

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304  SALVATION    THROUGH 

AVliat  other  happy  souls  have  found, 
I'll  seek;  nor  shall  I  seek  in  vain. 

3  I  own  ray  guilt;  my  sins  confess; 
Can  men  or  devils  make  them  more? 
Of  crimes,  already  numberless, 
Vain  the  attempt  "to  swell  the  score. 

4  Were  the  black  list  before  my  sight, 
While  I  remember  thou  hast  died, 

T  would  only  urge  my  speedier  flight 
To  seek  salvation  at  thy  side. 

5  Low  at  thy  feet  I'll  cast  me  down, 
To  thee  reveal  my  guilt  and  fear; 

And — if  thou  spurn  me  from  thy  throne-^- 
I'll  be  theirs*  who  perish'd  there. 

304.  I*  &. 

1  T^  AR  from  thy  fold,  O  God,  my  feet 

■*•     Once  moved  in  error's  devious  maze; 
Nor  found  religious  duties  sweet, 

Nor  sought  thy  face,  nor  lov'd  thy  waysi 

2  With  tend'rest  voice  thou  bad'st  me  flee 

The  paths  which  thou  could'st    ne'er  ap» 
prove; 
And  gently  drew  my  soul  to  thee, 
With  cords  of  sweet,  eternal  love. 

3  Now  to  thy  footstool,  Lord,  I  fly, 

And  low  in  self-abasement  fall; 
A  vile,  a  helpless  worm,  I  lie, 
And  thou,  my  God,  art  all  in  all. 

4  Dearer,  far  dearer  to  my  heart, 

Than  all  the  joys  that  earth  can  give; 
From   fame,    from    wealth,   from    friends  I'd 
part, 
Beneath  thy  countenance  to  live, 

5  A.nd  when,  in  smiling  friendship  drest, 

Death  bids  me  quit  this  mortal  frame, 
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CKsatJf  reclin'd  on  Jesus'  breast, 
fcrr  Litest  breath  shall  bless  his  name. 

6  1'hen  my  unfetter 'd  soul  shall  rise, 
Ami  »oar  above  yon  starry  spheres , 
Join  the  full  chorus  of  the  skies, 

And  «ing  thy  praise  thro'  endless  year*. 

Wi  *•   M 

■■>Ud*  The  surrender. 

1  TT'ELCOME,  welcome,  dear  Redeemer, 

™  "     A\  elcome  to  this  heart  of  mine; 
l*)rd,  I  make  a  full  surrender, 
Ev'ry  pow'r  and  thought  be  thine, 

Tone  entirely, 
Thro*  eternal  ages  thine. 

2  Known  to  all  to  be  thy  mansion, 

Earth  and  hell  will  disappear; 
Or  in  vain  attempt  possession, 

When  they  find  the  Lord  is  hear— 

Shout,  0  Zion! 
Shout,  ye  saints,  the  Lord  is  here ! 

306.     faith  in  Christ  for  Pardon  and  Sanctifi- 
cation. 

1  TJOW  sad  our  state  by  nature  is! 
•*-*•  Our  sin  how  deep  it  stains! 
And  satan  binds   our  captive  minds 

Fast  in  his  slavish  chains. 

2  Rut  there's  a  voice  of  sovereign  grace 

Sounds  from  the  sacred  word, 
M  Ho,  ye  despairing  sinners,  come, 
And  trust  upon  the  Lord." 

3  My  soul  obeys  th' almighty  call, 

And  runs  to  this  relief, 
1  would  believe  thy  promise,  Lord, 
Oli !  help  my  unbelief. 

4  To  the  dear  fountain  of  thy  blood, 

Incarnate  God,  I  Hv, 

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SOr,    308        SALVATION    THROUGH 

Here  let  me  wash  my  spotted  soul^ 
From  crimes  of  deepest  dye. 

5  Stretch  out  thine  arm,  victorious  King, 
My  reigning  sins  subdue, 
Drive  the  old  dragon  from  his  seat, 
With  all  his  hellish  crew. 

C  A  guilty,  weak,  and  helpless  worm, 
On  thy  kind  arms  I  fall: 
Be  thou  my  strength  and  righteousness, 
My  Jesus  and  my  all. 

OUi.     Old  things  passed  away.  2  Con  v.  17. 

1  T  ET  carnal  minds  the  world  pursue, 
-*-^  It  has  no  charms  for  me; 

Once,  I  admir'd  its  trifles  too, 
But  grace  has  set  me  free. 

2  Its  fading  charms  no  longer  please, 

No  more  content  afford; 
Far  from  my  heart  he  joys  like  these, 
Now  I  have  seen  the  Lord. 

3  As  by  the  light  of  op'ning  day, 

The  stars  are  all  conceal'd; 
So  earthly  pleasures  fade  away, 
When  Jesus  is  reveal'd. 

4  Creatures  no  more  divide  ray  choice— 

1  bid  them  all  depart; 
His  name,  and  love,  and  gracious  voice, 
Have  fix'd  my  roving  heart. 

5  Now,  Lord,  I  would  be  thine  alone, 

And  wholly  live  to  thee; 
But  may  I  hope  that  thou  wilt  own 
A  worthless  worm  like  me! 

308.  l-  W. 

I  f~\  GOD,  to  whom  in  flesh  reveal'd, 
^  The  helpless  all  for  succour  camej 
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The  i  iifv'd  and  healM, 

n  in  thy  Dame. 

2  With  publicans  and  hai  I 

In  tl  I  daya, 

To  thee,  tl-  friend,  draw  nigh, 

And  humbly  sue  ibr  saving  grace. 

3  'i  I,,  u  aeeat  diatreaaed. 

d  faint,  and  blind,  and  poor; 
W't  :»i '  r  real, 

re  a  cure. 

4  My  sin's  ineaml 

Thou,  Jems,  ihou  alone  canst  heal; 

Inspire  me  villi  thy  power  and  peace, 

And  pardon  on  my  conscience  seal. 

.  ■  look  from  thee, 
,  turn  my  heart  and  make  it  clean; 
•d  inbred  leprosy, 

Q  my  bosom-sin. 

6  I^ord,  if  thou  wilt,  I  do  believe, 

eantt  the  saving  grace  impart; 
his  instant  now  forgive, 
id  sL.mp  mine  image  on  my  heart. 

heart,  which  now  to  thee  I  raise, 
1  know  thou  canst  this  moment  cleanse; 
ins  of  sin  efface, 

And  drive  the  evil  spirit  hence. 

S  De  it  according  to  thy  word! 

rapliah  now  thy  work  in  me; 
And  1  .  to  health  restor'd, 

Devote  its  little  all  to  thee! 

Qf>Q  L    M- 

0\JJ.         77^  sinner  tnistmg  in  God. 

1  WHAT  mean  these  jealousies  and  fears? 
"  *    As  if  the  Lord  was  loath  to  save, 
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310  SALVATION  THROUGH 

Or  lov'dto  see  us  drench 'd  in  tears, 
Or  sink  with  sorrow  to  the  grave. 

2  Does  he  want  slaves  to  grace  his  throne? 
Or  rules  he  by  an  iron  rod  ? 

Loves  he  the  deep  despairing  groan? 
Is  he  a  tyrant,  or  a  God? 

3  Xot  all  the  sins  which  we  have  wrought, 
So  much  his  tender  bowels  grieve, 

As  this  unkind  injurious  thought, 
That  he's  unwilling  to  forgive. 

4  What  though  our  crimes  are  black  as  night. 
Or  glowing  like  the  crimson  morn, 
Immanuel's  blood  will  make  them  white 
As  snow  through  the  pure  ether  borne. 

5  Lord,  'tis  amazing  grace  we  own, 
And  well  may  rebel  worms  surprise; 
But,  was  not  thy  incarnate  Son 

A  most  amazing  sacrifice? 

6  "I've  found  a  ransom,"  saith  the  Lord, 
"No  humble  penitent  shall  die;' 
Lord,  we  would  now  believe  thy  word, 
And  thy  unbounded  mercies  try ! 

*j  l\J.  Parting  with  carnal  joys. 

1  T  SEND  the  joys  of  earth  away; 
■*•  Away,  ye  tempters  of  the  mind, 
False  as  the  smooth  deceitful  sea, 
And  empty  as  the  whistling  wind. 

2  Your  streams  were  floating  me  along 
Down  to  the  g.ulf  of  black  despair, 
And  whilst  I  listened  to  your  song, 

Your  streams  had  e'en  conveyed  me  there. 

3  Lord,  I  adore  thy  matchless  grace, 
That  warned  me  of  that  dark  abyss, 

That  drew  me  from  those  treacherous  seas, 
And  bid  me  seek  superior  bliss. 
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4  Now  to  t\\e  shining  realms  above 

1  stretch  my  hands  and  glance  mine  eyes; 

0  for  the  pinions  of  a  dove 

To  bear  me  to  the  upper  skies; 

5  There  from  the  bosom  of  my  God 
Oceans  of  endless  pleasure  roll; 
There  would  I  fix  my  last  abode, 
And  drown  the  sorrows  of  my  soul. 

311.  (29<S.)L.M. 

1  15 Y  various  maxims,  forms,  and  rules, 
-■-'  That  pass  for  wisdom  in  the  schools, 

1  strove  my  passions  to  restrain; 
But  all  my  efforts  provM  in  vain. 

2  But  since  the  Saviour  I  have  known, 
My  rules  an*  all  reduced  To  one: — 
To  keep  my  Lord,  by  faith,  in  view. 
This  strength  supplies  and  motives  too. 

9   I  »   him  lead  a  suffering  life, 

Patient  amid>t  reproach  and  strife; 
And  from  this  pattern  courage  take 
To  bear  and  suiter  for  his  sake. 

4  Upon  the  cross  I  see  him  bleed, 
And  by  the  sight  from  fear  am  freed. 
This  sight  destroys  the  life  of  sin, 
And  quickens  heav'nly  life  within. 

5  To  look  to  Jesus  as  he  rose, 
Confirms  my  hope,  disarms  my  foes. 
The  world  I  shame  and  overcome, 
By  pointing  to  my  Saviour's  tomb. 

6  I  see  him  look  with  pity  down, 

And  hold  in  view  the  conq'ror's  crown. 
If  pressed  with  griefs  and  cares  before, 
My  soul  revives,  and  asks  no  more. 

7  By  faith  I  see  the  hour  at  hand, 
When  in  his  presence  I  shall  stand. 

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Then  it  will  be  my  endless  bliss, 
To  see  him  where"  and  as  he  is. 

019  (303)     KM. 

,J1^«  Twisting  in  God. 

J    CING  to  the  Lord,  who  loud  proclaim: 
^   His  various  and  his  saving  names. 
O  may  they  not  be  heard  alone, 
But  by  our  sure  experience  known. 

2  Awake,  our  noblest  pow'rs  to  bless 
The  God  of  Abra'm,  God  of  peace; 
Now  by  a  dearer  title  known, 
Father  and  God  of  Christ  his  Son. 

3  Thr«*»igh  ev'ry  age  his  gracious  cai 
Is  open  to  his  servants'  pray'r; 
Nor  can  one  humble  soul  complain, 
That  it  hath  sought  its  God  in  vain, 

4  What  unbelieving  heart  shall  dare 
In  whispers  to  suggest  a  fear, 
While  still  he  owns  his  ancient  name, 
The  same  his  pow'r,  his  love  the  same! 

5  To  thee  our  souls  in  faith  arise, 
To  thee  we  lift  expecting  eyes, 
And  boldly  througn  the  desert  tread; 

For  God  will  guard,  where  God  shall  lead. 

-j  1  q  (294.)      C.  M. 

0  I  O .  The  power  of  faith. 

1  X^ATTH  adds  new  charms  to  earthly  bliss, 
-*-     And  saves  me  from  its  snares; 

Its  aid  in  ev'ry  duty  brings, 
And  softens  all  my  cares; 

2  Extinguishes  the  thirst  of  sin, 

And  lights  the  sacred  fire 
Of  love  to  God  and  heav'nly  things, 
And  feeds  the  pure  desire. 

3  The  wounded  conscience  knows  its  pow'r 

The  healing  balm  to  give; 

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JESUS    CHRIST.  314,  315 

lliat  balm  the  saddest  heart  can  cheer, 
And  make  the  dying;  live. 

4  Wide  it  unveils  celestial  worlds, 

Where  deathless  pleasures  reign; 
And  bids  me  seek  mv  portion  there, 
Nor  bids  me  seek  In  vain. 

5  Shows  me  the  precious  promise  seal'd 

With  the  Redeemer'!  blood; 
And  helps  my  feeble  hope  to  rest 
Upon  a  faithful  God. 

6  There,  there  unshaken  would  I  rest, 

Till  this  vile  body  dies; 
And  then  on  Faith's  triumphant  wings 
At  once  to  glory  rise. 

~,  .  (295.1      L.  M. 

*->  *  **•  Fiuth  a  substitute  for  riswn. 

1  'fTMS  by  the  fiuth  of  joys  to  come, 

-*-    We  walk  through  deserts  dark  as  night; 
Till  we  arrive  at  hrav'n  our  home, 
Faith  is  our  guide,  and  faith  our  light. 

2  The  wantof  sidit  she  well  supplies; 

She  makes  the  pearly  gates  appear; 
Far  into  distant  worlds  she  pries, 
And  brings  eternal  glories  near. 

5  Cheerful  we  tread  the  desert  through, 

While  faith  inspires  a  heav'nly  ray: 

Thousrh  lions  roar,  ar.d  tempests  blow 

And  rocks  and  dangers  till  the  way. 

4  So  Abra'm,  by  divine  command, 

Left  his  own  house  to  walk  with  God; 
His  faith  beheld  the  promised  land, 
And  fn'd  his  zeal  along  the  road. 

*«  r  (298.)       L.  M. 

0  1  D.  There  is  salvation  in  none  other  than  Jcsut, 

1  IN  vain  would  boasting  reason  find 
*■•    The  path  to  happiness  and  God; 

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SI  6  SALVATION    TH ROUGH 

Her  weak  directions  leave  the  mind 
Bewilder 'd  in  a  doubtful  road. 
2  Jesus,  thy  words  alone  impart 
Eternal  life;  on  these  1  live; 
Diviner  comforts  cheer  my  heart 
Than  all  the  pow'rs  of  nature  give. 
5  Here  let  my  constant  feet  abide; 

Thou  art  the  true,  the  living  way: 
Let  thy  good  Spirit  be  my  guide 
To  the  bright  realms  of  endless  day. 

4  The  various  forms  that  men  devise, 

To  shake  my  faith  with  treach'rous  art, 
I  scorn  as  vanity  and  lies, 

And  bind  thy  gospel  to  my  heart. 

2.  THE  GRACIOUS  NATURE  OF  THIS  SALTATION 

*JA0.         Salvation  by  Grace.     Eph.  ii.  5. 

1  |~1  RACE !  'tis  a  charming  sound ! 
"   Harmonious  to  the  ear! 
Heaven  with  the  echo  shall  resound, 

And  all  the  earth  shall  hear. 

2  Grace  first  contriv'd  the  way 
To  save  rebellious  man; 

And  all  the  steps  that  grace  display 
Which  drew  the  wondrous  plan. 

5       Grace  led  my  roving  feet 
To  tread  the  heavenly  road; 
And  new  supplies,  each  hom*,  I  meet, 
While  pressing  on  to  God. 

4  Grace  taught  my  soul  to  pray, 
And  made  my  eyes  o'ernow: 

*T\vas  grace  which  kept  me  to  this  day. 
And  will  not  let  me  go. 

5  Grace  all  the  work  shall  crown, 
Through  everlasting  days; 

It  lays  in  heav'n  the  topmost  stone, 
And  well  deserves  the  praise. 
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,.  L  M. 

•J  l  « •      By  grace  ye  are  saved,     Eph.  ii.  5. 

I   ^KLF  righteous  souls  on  works  rely, 
^  And  boast  their  mortal  dignity; 
hut  if  1  lisp  a  long  of  praise, 
Grace  is  the  note  my  soul  shall  raise. 

|  Twm  grace  that  quioken'd  me  when  dead, 
And  grate  my  soul  to  Jesus  led; 
Oraoe  brings  me  pardon  for  my  sin — 

grace  subdues  my  Lusts  within. 

8  Tis  grace  tliat  sweeten*  ev'ry  cross, 
yTis  grace  supports  in  cv'rv  loss; 
1      I    jus'  grace  my  soul  is  strong- 
Grace  is  my  hope  and  Christ  my  song. 

i  "lis  grace  defend**  when  danger's  near; 
And  *ti^  by  grace  I  persevere; 

,t;kt  constrains  my  soul  to  love— 
Free  grace  is  all  they  sing  above. 

5  Thus  'tis  alone  of  grace  I  boast, 

\    d  'tis  in  grace  alone  1  trust; 
For  all  that's  past  grace  is  my  theme, 
For  what's  to  come  'tis  still  the  same. 

6  Thro1  endless  years,  of  grace  I'll  sing, 
Adore  and  bless  my  heavenly  king; 
I'll  cast  my  crown  before  his  throne, 
And  shout  free  grace  to  him  alone. 

o7o  L-   M. 

j  i  O.  Faith  connected  with  Salvation.     Rom.  1. 
16.  Heh.  x.  39. 

1  JV.GTT  hy  the  law  of  innocence 

-*-  *    Can  Adam's  sons  arrive  at  heaven; 
New  works  can  ^ive  us  no  pretence 
To  have  our  ancient  sins  forgiven: 

2  Not  the  best  deeds  that  we  have  done 
Can  make  a  wounded  conscience  whole! 
Faith  is  the  p-aee, — and  faith  alone, 
That  Hies  to  Christ,  and  saws  the  souL 

217  X 


319,    320    SALVATION  THROUGH 

3  Lord,  I  believe  thy  heavenly  word* 
Fain  would  I  have  my  soul  renew'dr 
I  mourn  for  sin,  and  trust  the  Lord 
To  have  it  pardon'd  and  subdu'd. 

4  O  may  thy  grace  its  power  display ! 
Let  guilt  and  death  no  longer  reign; 
Save  me  in  thine  appointed  way, 
Nor  let  my  humble  faith  be  vain! 

Q  I  O  •  P-  M- 

t-'i,7•    Redeeming  grace.     1  Cor.  iv.  7. 

1  TN  songs  of  sublime  adoration  and  praise, 
■*•  Ye  pilgrims  for  Sion  who  press, 

Break  forth  and  extol  the  great  Ancient  of  days, 
His  rich  and  unmerited  grace 

2  His  love  from  eternity  burned  for  our  race, 

Broke  forth  and  discover'd  its  flame, 
And  now  with  the  cords  of  his  kindness  he  draws, 
And  brings  us  to  love  his  great  name. 

3  O  had  he  not  pitied  the  state  we  were  in, 

Our  bosoms  his  love  had  ne'er  felt:  [sin, 

We  all  would  have  liv'd,  would  have  dfed  too  m 
And  sunk  with  the  load  of  our  guilt. 

4  What  was  there  in  man,  that  could  merit  esteem, 

Or  give  theCreator  delight? 
Twas  "  even  so,  Father,"  we  ever  must  sing, 
Because  it  seem'd  good  in  thy  sight 

[5  Urged  on  by  this  grace,  did  the  Saviour  appear, 
The  bearer  of  help  from  above, 
Now  all  who  are  thirsting  may  freely  draw  near, 
And  drink  in  the  streams  of  his  love. 
6  Then  give  all  the  glory  to  his  holy  name, 

To  him  all  the  glory  belongs;  [fame, 

Be  ours  the  high  joys  still  to  sound  forth  hit 
And  crown  him  in  each  of  our  songs. 

.}20.  s-  M- 

Lamb  of  God.     John  i.  29. 


1    "VTOT  all  the  blood  of  beasts, 
^    On  Jewish  altars  slain, 


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JESUS    CHRIST.  Sc2i 

Could  give  the  guilty  conscience  peace, 
Or  wash  away  the  stain. 

2  But  Christ,  the  heav'nly  Lamb, 
Takes  all  our  sins  away; 

A  sacrifice  of  nobler  name, 
And  richer  blood  than  they. 

3  My  faith  would  lay  her  hand 
On  that  dear  head  of  thine— 

While  like  a  penitent  I  stand, 
And  there  confess  my  sin. 

i       My  soul  looks  back  to  see 

The  burdens  thou  didst  bear, 
When  hanging  on  the  cursed  tree, 
And  hopes  her  guilt  was  there. 

5       Believing,  we  rejoice 

To  see  the  curse  remove; 
We  bless  the  Lamb  with  cheerful- voice 
And  sing  his  bleeding  love. 

o91  P-  M. 

•j— J.  Salvation  is  of  Grace. 

\    T^  VERY  fallen  soul,  by  sinning, 
-*-^   Merits  everlasting  pain; 
But  thy  love  without  beginning, 

Has  redeemed  the  world  again. 
Countless  millions 
Shall  in  life,  through  Jesus  reign. 

2  Pause,  my  soul,  adore  and  wonder! 

Ask,  "  O  why  such  love  to  me?* 
Grace  bath  put  me  in  the  number 

Of  the  Saviour's  family: 
Hallelujah! 
Thanks,  eternal  thanks  to  thee! 

S  Since  that  love  had  no  beginning, 
And  shall  never,  never  cease; 
Keep,  ()  keep  me,  Lord,  from  sinning! 
Guide  me  in  the  May  of  peace! 
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322  SALVATION    THROUGH 

Make  me  walk  in 

All  the  paths  of  holiness. 

4  When  1  quit  this  feeble  mansion, 

And  my  soul  returns  to  thee; 
Let  the  power  of  thy  ascension 

Manifest  itself  in  me; 
Through  thy  Spirit, 
Give  the  final  victory  J 

5  When  the  angel  sounds  the  trumpet; 

When  my  soul  and  body  join; 
When  my  Saviour  comes  to  judgment, 

Bright  in  majesty  divine; 
Let  me  triumph 
In  thy  righteousness  as  mine. 

3r>f)  L.    -\1. 

<"•  Redemption  by  Christ  alone.  I  Pet.  i.  18,  19. 

1  "E^XSLAV'D  by  sin,  and  bound  in  chains 
-■-^  Beneath  its  dreadful  tyrant  sway, 
And  doom'd  to  everlasting  pains, 

We  wretched  guilty  captives  lay. 

2  Nor  gold  nor  gems  could  buy  our  peace; 
Xor  the  whole  world's  collected  store 
Suffice  to  purchase  our  release; 

A  thousand  worlds  were  all  too  poor. 

S  Jesus,  the  Lord,  the  mighty  God, 
An  all-sufficient  ransom  paid: 
lnvalu'd  price!  his  precious  blood 
For  vile  rebellious  traitors  shed. 

.4  Jesus  the  sacrifice  became 

To  rescue  guilty  souls  from  hell: 
The  spotless,  bleeding,  dying  Lamb, 

Beneath  avenging  justice  fell. 

5  Amazing  goodness!  love  divine! 
O  may  our  grateful  hearts  adore 
The  matchless  grace;  nor  yield  to  sin, 
Nor  m  ear  its  cruel  fetters  more ! 
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JESUS  CHRIST.  323,  324 

5.   TRUE  FAITH  ACCOM P ANTED  BY  A  HOLT    LIFE. 

.3  _ . i .  ^  living  faith  necessary. 

1   MISTAKEN  souls,  that  dream  of  heav'n, 

-'*-    \n.l  make  their  empty  boast 

Of  inward  joys  and  sins  foreWn, 
While  they  are  slaves  to  lust! 

£  Wm  are  our  fancies,  airy  nights, 
[f  faith  be  cud  and  dead; 
None  but  a  living  pour  unit 
To  Christ  the  [tying  Head: — 

3  A  faith  that  changes  all  the  heart; 

A  faith  that  works  by  love; 

That  bids  all  sinful  joys  depart, 

And  lifts  the  thoughts  above. 

4  Faith  must  obey  our  Father's  will, 

As  well  as  trust  his  grace: 
A  pard'ning  God  requires  us  still 
To  perfect  holiness. 

4.   ADDRESSES  TO  CHRT«T,  AND  GRATITUDE  FOB 
REDEEMING  LOVE. 

,3  —  4.   The  unsearchable  Love  of  Christ.  Ephes. 
iii.  17—19. 

1  f\  LOVE  divine,  how  sweet  thou  art! 
^  When  shall  I  find  my  willing  heart 

All  taken  up  by  Thee! 
I  thirst,  and  faint,  and  die  to  prove 
The  minglove, 

f  Christ  to 

2  Stronger  his  love  than  death  or  I.  1I-; 
Its  rich   3  are  unsearchable; 

The  first-born  sons  of  light 
Desire  in  vain  its  depth  to  see, 
They  cannot  reach  the  mystery, 

The  length,  and  breadth,  and  height 


525  SALVATION  THROUGH 

3  0  that  I  could  for  ever  sit, 
\Vfth  Mary  at  the  Master's  feet! 

Be  this  my  happy  choice, 
My  only  care,  delight,  and  bliss, 
Mr  joy,  ray  heaven  on  earth  he  this, 

To  hear  the  Bridegroom's  voice. 

4  O  that  I  could  with  favour'd  John 
Recline  my  weary  head  upon 

The  dear  Redeemer's  breast! 
From  care  and  sin,  and  sorrow  free, 
Give  me,  O  Lord,  to  find  in  Thee 

My  everlasting  rest. 

09.  P.  M. 

J*jJ*       JMiracle  of  Grace,     Luke  xix.  \0 

1  O  AIL!  my  ever  blessed  Jesus, 
"•-■  Only  thee  I  wisli  to  sing; 
To  my  soul  thy  name  is  precious, 

Thou  my  prophet,  priest,  and  king. 

2  O!  what  mercy  flows  from  heaven, 

O,  what  joy  and  happiness! 
L.ove  I  much'  I've  much  forgiven, 
I'm  a  miracle  of  grace. 

3  Once  with  Adam's  raise  in  ruin, 

Unconcern 'd  in  sin  I  lay; 
Swift  destruction  still  pursuing, 
Till  my  Saviour  pass'd  this  way. 

4  Witness,  all  ye  hosts  of  heaven, 

My  Redeemer's  tenderness; 
Love  I  much?  I've  much  forgiven,, 
I'm  a  miracle  of  grace. 

5  Shout,  ye  bright  angelic  choir, 

Praise  the  Lamb  enthron'd  above; 
Whilst  astonish'd,  I  admire 

God's  free  g?ace  and  boundless  love, 

6  That  blest  moment  I  recetv'd  him, 

Fill'd  my  soul  with  jov  and  peace; 
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Love  I  much?  I've  much  forgiven. 
I'm  a  miracle  of  grace. 

.  P.  M. 

.)  —  U.     Excellency  of  Christ.     Isaiah  xxxv.  2. 

1  f\  COULD  I  speak  the  matchless  worth, 
"  O  could  I  sound  the  glories  forth 

Which  in  my  Saviour  shine, 
I'd  soar  and  touch  the  heavenly  strings, 
And  vie  wjth  Gahriel,  while  he  sings, 

In  notes  almost  divine. 

2  I'd  sing  the  precious  hlood  he  spilt, 
My  ransom  from  the  dreadful  guilt 

Qf  sin  and  wrath  divine; 
I'd  sing  his  glorious  righteousness, 
In  which  all  perfect    heavenly  dress 

My  soul  shall  ever  shine. 

3  I'd  sing  the  characters  he  hears, 
And  all  the  forms  of  love  he  wears, 

Exalted  on  his  throne: 
In  loftiest  songs  of  sweetest  praise, 
I  would  to  everlasting  (lays 

Make  all  his  glories  known. 

4  Well,  the  delightful  day  will  come, 
When  my  dear  Lord  will  bring  me  home, 

And  I  shall  see  his  face: 
Then  with  my  Saviour,  brother,  friend, 
A  blest  eternity  I'll  spend 

Triumphant  in  his  grace. 

97  C.  M. 

OA  /  .  Praise  for  the  Fountain  Gjxmed.     Zech. 
xiii.    1. 

1  rpiIEKR  is  a  fountain  fiil'd  with  blood 
-*-    Drawn  from  Emmanuel's  veins; 

And  sinners  plung'd  beneath  that  flood, 
Lose  all  their  guilty  stains. 

2  The  dying  thief  rejoie'd  to  see 

That  fountain  in  his  day: 
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528  SALVATION    THROUGH 

O  there  may  I,  though  vile  as  he, 
Wash  all  my  sins  away] 

3  Dear  dying  Lamb,  thy  pi*ecious  blood 

SI  Jail  never  lose  its  power, 
Till  all  the  ransom'd  church  of  God 
Be  sav'd,  to  sin  no  more. 

4  E'er  since,  by  faith,  I  saw  the  stream 

Thy  flowing  wounds  supply, 
Redeeming  love  has  been  my  theme, 
And  shall  be  till  I  die. 

5  Then  in  a  nobler,  sweeter  song, 

I'll  sing  thy  power  to  save; 
When  this  poor  lisping  stamm'ring  tongue 
Lies  silent  in  the  grave. 

6  Lord,  I  believe  thou  hast  prepar'd 

(Uuworthy  though  I  be) 
For  me  a  blood-bought  free  reward, 
A  golden  harp  for  me ! 

7  'Tis  strung,  and  tun'd,  for  endless  years, 

And  form'd  by  power  divine; 
To  sound  in  God  the  Father's  ears 
Xo  olher  name  but  thine. 


*9  ft  L.  M. 

«j«-o.jyi<?  Loving Xindjie ss  of  the  Isord.  Psalm 

lxiii.  7. 

1  L  WAKE,  my  soul,  in  joyful  lays, 

**•  And  sing  thy  great  Redeemer's  praise; 
lie  justly  claims  a  song  from  me, 
His  loviug-kindness,  O  how  free! 

2  He  saw  me  ruin'd  in  the  fall, 
Yet  lov'd  me  notwithstanding  all,' 
He  sav'd  me  from  my  lost  estate, 
His  loving  kindness,  O  how  great! 

3  Though  num'rous  hosts  of  mighty  foes, 
Though  earth  and  hell  my  way  oppose, 

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jestjS  ciikist.  329 

fie  safely  leads  my  soul  along, 
His  loving-kindness,  O  how  strong! 

I  When  trouble,  like  a  gloomy  cloud, 
Has  gather M  thick  and  thunuer'd  loud. 
He  near  my  soul  has  always  stood, 
His  loving-kindness,  O  how  good! 

5  Often  L  feel  my  sinful  heart 
Prone  from  my  Jesus  to  depart; 
Hut  though  I  have  him  oft  forgot, 
His  loving-kindness  changes  not. 

6  Soon  shall  1  pass  the  gloomy  vale, 

i  all  my  mortal  powers  must  fail; 
O!  may  my  lust  expiring  breath 
His  loving-kindness  sing  in  death. 

7  Then  let  me  mount  and  soar  away 
'1  o  the  bright  world  of  endless  day; 
And  sing,  with  rapture  and  surprise, 
His  loving-kindness  in  the  skies. 

329.  r>.  m. 

1  T  ET  earth  and  heaven  agree; 
*-^  Angels  and  men  be  joined, 
To  celebrate  with  me 

The  Saviour  of  mankind: 
T'  adore  the  all-atoning  Lamb, 
And  bless  the  sound  of  Jesus'  name. 

2  Jesus!  transporting  sound! 

The  joy  of  earth  and  heaven; 
No  other  help  is  found, 

No  other  name  is  given, 
By  which  we  can  salvation  have, 
Bit  Jesus  came  the  world  to  save. 

S  Jesus!  harmonious  name! 
It  charms  the  host  above; 
They  evermore  proclaim, 
And  wonder  at  his  love; 
'Tis  all  their  happiness  to  gaze, 
Tis  heaven  to  see  oUr  Jesus'  face. 
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330  SALVATION  THROUGH 

4  Stung  by  the  scorpion  sin, 

My  poor  expiring  soul 
The  balmy  sound  drinks  in, 

And  is  at  once  made  whole: 
See  tliere  my  Lord  upon  the  tree ! 
1  hear,  I  feel  he  died  for  me. 

5  O  unexampled  love ! 

O  all-redeeming  grace! 
How  swiftly  didst  thou  move 

To  save  a  fallen  race; 
What  shall  I  do  to  make  it  known, 
What  thou  for  all  mankind  hast  done* 

6  O  for  a  trumpet  voice, 

On  all  the  world  to  call; 
To  bid  their  hearts  rejoice 

In  him  who  died  for  alj! 
For  all  my  Lord  was  crucified! 
For  all,  for  all  my  Saviour  died. 

7  To  serve  thy  blessed  will, 

Thy  dying  love  to  praise, 
Thy  counsel  to  fulfil, 

And  minister  thy  grace, 
Freely  what  I  receive  to  give, 
The  life  of  heaven  on  earth  I  live. 

330.  p.  M- 

1  r\  LOVE  divine!  what  hast  thou  done! 
^J  Th'  immortal  God  hast  died  for  me! 
The  Father's  coeternal  Son, 

Bore  all  my  sins  upon  the  tree: 
Th'  immortal  God  for  me  hath  died: 
My  Lord,  my  Love  is  crucified. 

2  Behold  and  love,  ye  that  pass  by, 

The  bleeding  Prince  of  life  and  peace! 
Come,  see,  ye  worms,  your  Maker  die, 

And  say,  was  ever  grief  like  his? 
Come,  feel  with  me  his  blood  applied, 
My  Lord,  my  Ljve  is  crucified 
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nts* 3   cmi  1st.  331,  33£ 

5  Is  cruc*     d  for  me  and  you, 

To  bri    £  us  rebelf  back  to  God: 
Believe,     dieve  the  record  true, 

Ve  all:   *e  bought  •villi  Jesus'  blood; 
Pardon  f<   -all  flows  from  his  side: 
My  Lord,  jny  Love  is  crucified. 
4  Then  let '  s  sit  beneath  his  cross, 

And  gl&  Uy  catch  ihe  healing;  stream: 
All  things  f>r  him  account  but  loss, 

And  giva  up  all  our  hearts  to  him; 
Of  nothing  think  or  speak  beside, 
My  Lord,  my  Love  is  crucified. 

331.  L  •  m. 


11/1"  Y  hope,  my  all,  my  Saviour  thou, 
^"    To  thee,  lo !  now  my  soul  I  bow 
I  feel  the  bliss  thy  wounds  impart, 
1  find  thee,  Saviour,  in  my  heart. 
Be  thou  my  strength,  be  thou  my  way, 
Protect  me  through  my  life's  short  day: 
In  all  my  acts  may  wisdom  guide, 
And  keep  me,  Saviour,  near  thy  side. 

Correct,  reprove,  and  comfort  me ;■ 
As  I  have  need  my  Saviour  be: 
And  if  I  would  from  thee  depart', 
Then  clasp  me,  Saviour,  to  thy  heart, 
In  fierce  temptation's  darkest  hour, 
Save  me  from  sin  and  Satan's  power; 
Tear  every  idol  from  thy  throne, 
And  reign,  my  Saviour — reign  alone. 
My  suffering  time  shall  soon  be  o'er, 
Then  shall  1  sigh  and  weep  no  more; 
My  ransom'd  soul  shall  soar  away, 
To  sing  thy  praise  in  endless  day. 


332. 


(U4.)    p.  ii. 


Jesus  above  all  praise. 
I     TOIX  all  the  glorious  names 
*J    Of  wisdom,  love,  and  pow'iy 
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533  SALVATION    THROUGH 

That  ever  mortals  knew, 
That  angels  ever  *ore: 
All  are  too  mean 
To  speak  Ins  worth; 

Too  mean  to  set 
My  Saviour  forth. 

2  But  O  what  gentle  terms, 

What  condescending  ways, 
Doth  our  Redeemer  use, 
To  teach  his  heav'nly  graee. 
?Jine  eyes  with  joy 
And  wonder  see, 

What  forms  of  love 
He  bears  for  me. 

3  Array 'd  in  mortal  flesh, 

He  like  an   angel  stands, 
And  holds  the  promises 
And  pardons  in  his  hands; 
Commission'd  from 
His  Father's  throne, 
To  make  his  grace 
To  mortals  known. 

4  Great  Prophet  of  my  God! 

My  tongue  would  bless  thy  name: 
By  thee  the  joyful  news 
Of  our  salvation  came; 
The  joyful  news 
Of  sin  forgiv'n, 

Of  hell  subdu'd, 
And  peace  with  heav'n. 

ooo.  If oZness,  Justice  andjtfercy  muted.     IT* 
lxxxv.   10. 

1  INFINITE  grace!  and  can  it  he 

■■■  That  heaven's  Supreme  should  stoop  so  low! 

To  visit  one  so  vile  as  I, 

One  who  has  been  his  bitt'rest  foe! 

2  Can  holiness  and  wisdom  join, 

With  truth,  with  justice,  and  with  grace, 
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JESUS    CHRIST.  334 

To  make  eternal  blessings  mine, 
And  sin,  with  all  its  guilt  erase' 

3  O  love !  beyond  conception  great, 
That  form'd  the  vast,  stupendous  plan  I 
Where  all  divine  perfections  meet 

To  reconcile  rebellious  man! 

4  There  "wisdom  shines  in  fullest  blaze, 
And  justice  all  her  rights  maintains! 
Astonish 'd  angels  stoop  to  gaze, 
While  mercy  o'er  the  guilty  reigns. 

5  Yes,  mercy  re:gns,  and  justice  too — 
In  Christ  harmoniously  they  meet: 
He  paid  to  justice  all  her  due, 
And  now  he  fills  the  mercy-seat. 

6  Such  are  the  wonders  of  our  God, 
And  such  th'  amazing  depths  of  grace, 
To  save  from  wrath's  vindictive  rod, 
The  sons  of  Adam's  fallen  race. 

7  With  grateful  songs,  then  let  our  souU 
Surround  our  gracious  Father's  throne; 
And  all  between  the  distant  poles 

His  truth  and  mercy  ever  own. 

,..,,  L.  M. 

OOk.       Hiding  Place.     Isaiah  xxxii.  2. 

1  TTAIL,  boundless  love,  that  first  be^an 
•*-  ■*■   The  scheme  to  rescue  fallen  man ! 
Hail,  matchless,  free,  eternal  grace, 
That  gave  my  soul  a  hiding-place. 

2  Against  the  God  that  rules  the  sky 
I  fought  wituhands uplifted  high; 
Desprs'd  his  rich,  abounding  grace, 
Too  proud  to  Beek  a  hiding-place. 

3  Iudifmant  justice  stood  in  view; 
To  Sinai's  fiery  mount  I  flew; 

I  felt  the  arrows  of  distress, 
But  fj:md  1  had  no  hiding  place. 
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335,  330     SALVATION  THROUGn 

4  Ere  long  a  heav'nly  voice  I  heard, 
And  mercy's  angel-form  appear'd ; 
Conducted  me  to  rest  and  peace 
In  Jesus  Christ  my  hiding  place. 

OO;-  L.     M. 

OOtJ.  Christ  the  Eternal  Life. 

1  Ty  HERE  shall  the  tribes  of  Adam  find 

"     The  sovereign  good  to  fill  the  mind? 
i*e  sons  of  moral  wisdom,  show 
The  spring  whence  living  waters  flow. 

2  Say,  will  the  stoic's  flinty  heart 
Melt,  and  this  cordial  juice  impart? 
Could  Plato  find  these  blissful  streams, 
Amongst  his  raptures  and  his  dreams? 

3  In  vain  I  ask — for  nature's  power 
Extends  but  to  this  mortal  hour: 
'Twas  but  a  poor  relrtf  she  gave 
Against  the  terrors  of  the  grave. 

4  Jesus,  our  kinsman,  and  our  God, 
Array'd  in  majesty  and  blood, 
Thou  ait  our  life !  our  souls  in  thee 
Possess  a  full  felicity! 

5  All  our  immortal  hopes  are  laid, 
In  thee  our  surety  and  our  head; 
Thy  cross,  thy  cradle,  and  thy  throne, 
Are  big  with  glories  yet  unknown. 

C  Here  let  my  soul  for  ever  lie, 
Beneath  the  blessings  of  thine  eye; 
'Tis  heaven  on  earth,  'tis  heaven  above, 
To  see  thy  face,  to  taste  thy  love. 

33u.  Christ  the  Believer's  all. 

1   T  AMB  of  God,  we  fall  before  thee, 

■"   Humbly  trusting  in  thy  cross; 

That  alone  be  all  our  glory, 

All  things  else  are  only  dross. 
230 


S  CHRIST. 

Inee  we  own  a  perfect  Saviour, 
0  ilj  source  of  all  that's  good. 
every  favour 
Comes  to  us  through  Jesus'  blood. 
2  Jesus  gives  ib  true  repentance, 
By  hi>  Spirit  sent  froni  heaven: 
whispers  this  transp  irting  sentence, 
"Son,  thy  sins  are  all  forgiven. n 
Faith  he  grants  us  to  Relieve  it, 
Grat<  fill  hearts  his  1  i\c  to  prize: 
Want  we  wisd  >ra  ?  he  must  ;;ive  it; 
Heai  wd  seeing  eyes, 

5  Jesu  pure  affections, 

hat  he  requires; 
Ebll  •'■•  his  directions, 
And  what  he  commands — inspires. 
All  our  prayers,  and  all  our  praises, 
Rightly  offered  in  his  name, 

-  them  is  Jesus; 
IK-  that  answers  is  the  same. 

337.  c.  st 

1  AH,  for  a  thousand  tongues  to  sing 
"   My  dear  Redeemer's  praise; 
Tlte  glories  of  my  God  and  King, 

:  riumphs  of  his  grace ! 

2  My  gracious  Master,  and  my  God, 

Assi  t  me  to  proclaim, 
To  spread  tlno  all  the  earth  abroad 
The  honours  of  thy  name. 

S  JESUS,  the  name  that  calms  our  tears, 
That  bids OUr  sorrow  B  I  • 
Tis  music  in  the  sinner's  oars; 

:Tis  life,  and  health,  and  peace. 

4  He  breaks  the  pow'r  of  reigning  sin, 
lie  sets  the  pris'ner  free, 
His  blood  can  make  the  foulest  clean; 
His  blood  avail'd  for  me. 

331  15 


538,    339    SALVATION  THROUGH 

5  Let  us  obey,  we  then  shall  know. 
Shall  feel  our  sl.is  forgiv'n: 
Anticipate  our  heav'n  below, 
And  own  that  love  is  heav'n, 

oqo  C.   M. 

OOO.  Salvation  by  Grace,  Titus  iii.  3 — 7. 

1  [T  ORD,  we  confess  oui"  numerous  faults, 

-*-i  How  great  our  guilt  has  been! 
Foolish  and  vain  were  all  our  thoughts, 
And  all  our  lives  were  sin. 

2  Bit,  O  my  soul,  for  ever  praise, 

For  ever  love  his  name, 
Who  turns  thy  feet  from  dangerous  wa^s 
Of  folly,  sin  and  shame.] 

3  [Tismt  by  works  of  righteousness 

Which  our  own  hands  have  done; 
13 ut  Are  are  sav'd  by  sovereign  grace 
Abounding  through  his  Son.] 

4  'Tis  from  the  mercy  of  our  God 

That  all  our  hopes  begin; 
*Tis  by  the  water  and  the  blood 
Our  souls  are  wash'd  from  sin. 

5  'Tis  through  the  purchase  of  his  death, 

Who  hung  upon  the  tree, 
The  Spirit  is  sent  down  to  breathe 
On  such  dry  bones  as  we. 

6  llais'd  from  the  dead  we  live  anew; 

And,  justified  by  grace, 
We  shall  appear  in  glory  too, 
And  see  our  Father's  lace. 

ooq  (116.)       P.M. 

J.>J.  Sclvaiion  in    Christ  for  Jew  and  Gentile 
1    I  I7E  sing  the  wise,  the  gracious  plan, 
'  *    Which  God  devis'd  ere  time  began, 
At  length  disclos'd  in  all  its  light; 
We  bless  die  w  ondrous  birth  of  love, 
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JESUS     CHRIST.  340 

Which  beams  around  us  from  above, 
With  grace  so  free  and  hope  so  bright- 

2  Here  has  the  wise  eternal  mind 

In  Christ,  their  common  head,  conjoined 
Gentiles  and  Jews,  and  earth  and  hearen. 

Through  him  from  the  great  Father's  throne, 

Rivera  of  bliss  come  roiling  down, 
And  endless  peace  and  life  are  giv'n. 

3  No  more  the  awful  cherubs  guard 
Tin*  tree  of  life  with  flaming  sword, 

To  drive  afar  man's  trembling  race. 
At  Salem's  pearly  gates  they  stand, 
And  smiling  wait,  a  friendly  band, 

To  welcome  strangers  to  the  place. 

4  While  we  expect  that  glorious  sight, 
Love  shall  our  hearts  with  theirs  unite, 

And  ardent  hope  our  bosoms  raise. 
From  earth's  low  cottages  of  clay, 
To  those  resplendent  realms  of  day, 

Well  try  to  send  the  sounding  praise. 

«j4U.  Praise  to  tlie  Redeemer.     Lev.  xvi.  9 — 23 

1   C\  THAT  I  had  a  seraph's  fire, 

"  His  rapt'rous  song  and  golden  lyre, 
To  chant  the  love  and  grace  supreme, 
Reveal'd  as  in  the  gospel  scheme. 

5  Here's  pardon  for  transgressions  past— 
It  matters  not  how  black  their  cast; 
And,  O  my  soul,  with  wonder  view, 
For  sins  to  come,  here's  pardon  too. 

3  "When  Jesus  died,  our  debts  were  paid» 
Our  sins  laid  on  this  Scape-Goat's  head  t 
Were  to  the  trackless  desert  drove, 
And  buried  in  eternal  love. 

4  In  this  abyss  of  love  profound, 

When  sought  for  they  shall  not  be  found  ; 
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341,  342       SALVATION    THROLGH 

Hid  from  Jehovah's  piercing  eye, 
There,  in  oblivion's  shades,  they  lie. 

**  4  1 .         The  Long-suffering  of  God. 

1  T  ORD,  and  am  I  yet  alive. 
-*-*  Not  in  torments,  not  in  hell! 
Still  doth  thy  good  Spirit  strive!-— 
With  the  chiet  of  sinners  d  vc  11 S 

Tell  it  unto  sinners,  tell, 
1  am,  1  am  out  of  hell ! 

2  Yes,  I  still  lift  up  mine  eyes, 
"Will  not  of  thy  love  despair; 
Still  in  spite  of  sin  1  rise, 
Still  I  bow  to  thee  in  praver. 

Tell  it,  Stc. 

3  O  the  length  and  breadth  of  love! 
Jesus,  Saviour,  can  it  be! 

All  thy  mercy's  height  I  prove, 
All  the  depth  is  seen  in  me. 
Tell  it,  kc 

4  See  a  bush,  that  burns  with  fire, 
Unconsum'd  amid  the  flame! 
Turn  aside  the  sight  t'  admire, 
1  the  living  wonder  am. 

Tell  it,  &c. 

5  See  a  stone  that  hangs  in  air! 
See  a  spark  in  ocean  live ! 
Kept  alive  with  death  so  near, 
I  to  God  the  glory  give: 

Ever  tell  — to  sinners  tell, 
I  am,  I  am  out  of  hell ! 

342.  l.  m. 

1   pOME,  Saviour  Jesus,  from  above. 
^■-'    Assist  me  with  thy  heavenly  grace; 
Empty  my  heart  of  earthly  love, 
Aud  for  thv self  prepare  the  place, 
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JESUS   CHRIST.  343 

2  O  let  thy  sacred  presence  fill, 

And  set  my  longing  spirit  free; 
Which  pants  to  have  no  other  will, 

But  night  and  day  to  feast  on  thee. 

3  While  in  tliis  region  here  below, 

Ho  other  good  w81  I  pursue; 

I'll  bid  this  world  of  noise  and  show, 
With  all  its  gliu'ring  snares,  adieu. 

4  That  path  with  humble  speed  I'll  seek, 

In  which  my  Saviour's  footsteps  shine; 
Nor  will  1  heat-,  nor  will  I  speak, 
Of  any  other  love  but  thine. 

5  Henceforth  may  no  profane  delight 

Divide  this  consecrated  soul; 
Possess  it  thou,  who  hast  the  right, 
As  Lord  and  master  of  the  whole. 

6  Nothing  OU  earth  do  1  desire, 

But  thy  pure  love  within  my  breast; 
This,  only  this,  will  1  require. 
And  freely  giye  up  all  the  rest 

313.  i*m. 

1    JESUS,  my  Saviour,  Brother,  Friend 
*^    On  whom  I  cast  my  every  care, 
On  whom  for  all  things  I  depend, 
Inspire,  and  then  accept  my  prayer. 
£  If  I  have  tasted  of  thy  grace, 

The  grace  that  sure  salvation  brings; 
If  with  me  now  thy  Spirit  stays, 

And  hov'ring  hides  me  in  his  wing! 

3  Still  let  him  with  my  weakness  stay. 
Nor  i''n-  a  moment1!  space  depart; 
Evil  and  danger  turn  away, 

And  keep,  till  he  renews  my  heart. 
i  When  to  the  right  or  left  1  stray, 
His  voice  behind  me  may  I  hear, 
"  Return,  and  walk  in  Christ  thy  way, 
Fly  back  to  Christ,  for  sin  is  near." 
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344  SALVATION  THROUGH 

5  Jesus,  I  fain  would  walk  in  thee, 

From  nature's  every  path  retreat: 
Thou  art  my  way,  my  leader  be, 
And  set  upon  the  rock  my  feet. 

6  Uphold  me,  Saviour,  or  I  fall; 

O  reach  to  me  thy  gracious  hand: 
Only  on  thee  for  help  I  call; 
Only  by  faith  in  thee  I  stand. 

344.  p.  m. 

1  f\  THOU  God  of  my  salvation, 

V^  My  Redeemer  from  all  sin, 
Mov'd  to  this  by  great  compassion, 

Yearning  bowels  from  within; 
I  will  praise  thee: 

Where  shall  1  thy  praise  Deginr 

2  "While  the  angel-choirs  are  crying 

Glory  to  the  great  I  AM? 
I  with  them  would  still  be  vying, 
Glory,  glory  to  the  Lamb ! 

O  how  precious 
Is  the  sound  of  Jesus'  name! 

3  Now  1  see  with  joy  and  wonder, 

"Whence  the  healing  streams  arose: 
Angel-minds  are  lost  to  ponder 

Dying  love's  mysterious  cause; 
Yet  the  blessing, 
Down  to  all,  to  me  it  flows. 

I  Though  unseen,  I  love  the  Saviour, 
He  almighty  grace  hath  shown; 
Pardon 'd  guilt,  and  purchas'd  favour! 
This  he  makes  to  mortals  known, 

Give  him  glory, 
Glory,  glory  is  his  own. 

5  Angels  now  are  hov'ring  round  us, 
Unperceiv'd  they  mix  the  throng, 
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jesus  christ.        345,  546 

WondVmg  aft  the  love  that  erown'd  us, 

Glad  to  join  the  liolv  sor.g: 

Hallelujah, 
Love  and  praise  to  Christ  belong. 

315.  L.  M. 

1  f\V  him  who  did  salvation  bring 
"  I  could  for  ever  think  and  sing; 

ye  guilty,  Wi' '11  torsive; 

l,i  "11  relieve. 

2  Ask  but  hia  grace,  and  lo,  'tis  given; 

A-k,  and  Ik-  turns  your bell  to  heaven; 
Tho'  sin  and  sorrow  wound  my  soul, 
Jesus,  th)  balm  will  make  it  whole. 

S  To  shame  oar  sins  he  blush'd  in  blood, 
He  elos'd  hi>  eves  v>  show  us  God; 

Let  all  the  world  fall  down  and  know, 

That  none  but  God  such  love  can  show. 

4  Tisthee  I  love,  for  thee  alone 

I  ah  d  my  tears  and  make  my  moan! 
V\  bere'er  I  am,  wherever  1  move, 
1  meet  the  object  of  my  love. 

5  Insatiate  to  this  spring  I  fly; 

T  drink,  and  yet  am  ever  dry; 

Ab  !  who  against  thy  charms  is  proof? 

All!  who  that  loves  can  love  enough? 

846-  ?.-  M- 

Gratitude  for  ilia  Atonement. 
1   TLf  A 1 1  pised  Jesus, 

-°  Hail!  thou  Galilean  king! 
Thou  didst  Buffer  to  release  us; 

Th  »'•  didst  free  salvation  bring: 
Hail!  thou  agonizing  Saviour, 

Bearer  of  our  sin  and  shame! 
IJy  thy  merits  we  find  favour; 
Life  is  given  through  thy  name. 
23? 


547  SALVATION    THROUGH 

2  Paschal  Lamb,  by  God  appointed, 

All  our  sins  on  thee  were  laid; 
By  almighty  love  anointed, 

Thou  hast  full  atonement  made: 
All  thv  people  are  forgiven 

Through  the  virtue  of  thy  blood; 
OpenYi  is  the  irate  of  heaven; 

Peace  is  made  twixt  man  and  Goo. 

3  Jesus,  hail!  enthroird  in  glory, 

There  for  ever  to  abide! 
All  the  heavenly  host  adore  thee, 

Seated  at  thy  Father's  side: 
There  for  sinners  thou  art  pleading; 

There  thou  dost  our  place  prepare; 
Ever  for  us  interceding, 

Till  in  glory  we  appear. 

4  Worship,  honour,  power,  and  blessing, 

Thou  art  worthy  to  receive; 
Loudest  praises,  without  ceasing, 

Meet  it  is  for  us  to  give: 
Help,  ye  bright  angelic  spirits! 

Bring  your  sweetest,  noblest  lays! 
Help  to  sing  our  Saviour's  merits: 

Help  to  chant  Immanuel's  praise. 

Q1~  C.   M. 

.34  /  .  Hosanna  to  Christ.  Matt  xxi   9.     Lukt 

xix.  38.  40. 
i    FTOS ANNA  to  the  royal  Son 
-*•-*-  Of  David's  ancient  line, 
His  natures  two,  his  person  one, 
Mysterious  and  divine. 

2  The  root  of  David  here  Ave  find, 

And  offspring  is  the  same; 
Eternity  and  time  arejoin'd 
In  our  Immanuel's  name. 

3  Blest  he  that  comes  to  wretched  men 

With  peaceful  news  from  heaven; 
Hosannas  of  the  highest  strain 
To  Christ  the  Lord  be  given. 
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klst.  548,  349 

4  \aiI  mortals  ne'er  refuse  to  take 

Th'  hosanna  on  their  ton 
L  1  rise,  and  break 

Their  silence  into  BOflgS. 

R  C.  M. 

J^O.  God  reconciled  in  Christ. 

1   YWAREST  of  all  the  names  above, 

-*■-'  My  Jesus,  and  my  God, 

Who  can  resist  thy  heavenly  love, 
Or  trifle  with  thy  blood ? 

£  Ti  i  its  of  thy  death 

The  Father  smiles  again; 

by  thine  interceding  breath 
The  Spirit  dwells  with  men. 

3  Till  God  in  human  nesh  I  see, 
My  thoughts  no  comfort  find; 
The  holy,  just,  and  sacred  Three 
\       I         ITS  to  my  mind. 

K  But  iflmmanuel's  face  appear, 
My  hope,  my  joy  begins; 

His  name  forbids  my  slavish  fear, 
His  grace  removes  my  sins. 

5  While  Jews  on  their  own  law  rely, 

And  Greeks  of  wisdom  boast, 
1  1  >\c  th'  incarnate  mystery, 
Aud  there  I  fix  my  trust. 

3jq  C.   M. 

1  J .  Praise  to  the  Redeemer. 

1  pLUNG'D  in  a  gulf  of  dark  despair 

■*■     We  wretched  sinners  lay, 
Without  one  cheerful  beam  of  hope, 
ark  of  glimmering  day. 

"2  With  pitying  eyes,  the  Prince  of  Grace 
Beheld  our  helpless  grief, 
He  saw,  and  (O  amazing  love!) 
lie  ran  to  our  relief. 

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350  SALVATION  THROUGH 

3  Down  from  the  shining  seats  above 

With  joyful  haste  he  fled, 
Enter'd  the  grave  in  mortal  flesh, 
And  dwelt  among  the  dead. 

4  He  spoiPd  the  powers  of  darkness  thus, 

And  brake  our  iron  chains; 
Jesus  has  freed  our  captive  souls 
From  everlasting  pains. 

5  [In  vain  the  baffled  prince  of  hell 

His  cursed  projects  tries, 
We  that  were  doonvd  his  endless  slaves 
Are  rais'd  above  the  skies.] 

6  O  for  this  love,  let  rocks  and  hills 

Their  lasting  silence  break, 
And  all  harmonious  human  tongues 
The  Saviour's  praises  speak. 

7  Angels,  assist  our  mighty  joys, 

Strike  all  your  harps  of  gold; 
But  when  you  raise  your  highest  notes 
His  love  can  ne'er  be  told. 


350.  (i2i)     p.  m. 

1  TV  OW  begin  the  heav'nly  theme, 
■*-^   Sing  aloud  in  Jesus'  name! 
Ye,  who  his  salvation  prove, 
Triumph  in  redeeming  love. 

2  Ye,  who  see  the  Father's  grace 
Beaming  in  the  Saviour's  face, 
As  to  heav'n  ye  onward  move, 
Triumph  in  redeeming  love. 

3  Mourning  souls!  dry  up  your  tears; 
Banish  all  your  guilty  fears. 

See  your  guilt  and  care  remove, 
Cancell'd  by  redeeming  love. 

4  Ye,  alas!  who  long  have  been 
Willing  slaves  of  death  and  sin! 

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JESUS   CHRIST.  351 

Now  from  bliss  no  longer  rove; 
Stop,  and  taste  redeeming  love. 

5  Christ  subdu'd  th'  infernal  pow'rS; 
His  tremendous  foes,  and  ours, 
From  their  cursed  empire  drove, 
Mighty  in  redeeming  love. 

6  Hither,  then,  your  music  bring; 
Strike  aloud  the  joyful  string. 
Mortals!  join  the  host  above, 
Join  to  praise  redeeming  love. 

oni  (HI.)       S.   M. 

o*)  I.     The  blessedness  of  gospel  times 
I   TTOW  beauteous  are  their  feet, 

■"■  Who  stand  on  Zion's  hill! 

"Who  bring  salvation  on  their  tongue^ 
And  words  of  peace  reveal. 

<2  How  charming  is  (heir  voice! 
How  sweet  the  tidings  are! 
"  Zion,  behold  thy  Saviour  King; 
He  reigns  and  triumphs  here." 

3  How  happy  are  our  ears, 

That  hear  this  joyful  sound, 
Which  kings  and  prophets  waited  for, 
And  sought,  but  never  found! 

4  How  blessed  are  our  eyes, 

That  see  this  heav'nly  light! 
Prophets  and  kings  desir'd  it  long. 
But  died  without  the  sight. 

5  The  watchmen  join  their  voice, 

And  tuneful  notes  employ; 
Jerusalem  breaki  forth  in  songs, 
And  deserts  learn  the  joy. 

6  The  Lord  makes  bare  Itis  arm 

Thro'  all  the  earth  abroad; 
Let  ev'ry  nation  now  behold 
Their  Saviour  and  their  God, 

241  Z 


352,  353  salvation  through 

oo~j.  The  pardoning  God.  Micah  vii.  18. 

1  r*  REAT  God  of  wonders'  all  thy  ways 
^-*  Are  matchless,  godlike,  and  divine; 
But  the  fair  glories  of  thy  grace, 

More  godlike  and  unrivalPd  shine: 
Who  is  a  pardoning  God  like  thee* 
Or  who  has  grace  so  rich  and  free-1 

2  Crimes  of  such  horror  to  forgive, 

Such  guilty  daring  worms  to  spare, 
This  is  thy  grand  prerogative, 

And  none  shall  in  the  honour  share. 
Who  is  a  pardoning  God  like  thee)1 
Or  who  has  grace  so  rich  and  free? 

3  Angels  and  men  resign  their  claim 

To  pity,  mercy,  love,  and  grace, 
These  glories  crown  Jehovah's  name 

With  an  incomparable  blaze: 
Who  is  a  pardoning  God  like  thee? 
Or  who  has  grace  so  rich  and  free J 

4  In  wonder  lost,  with  trembling  joy, 

We  take  the  pardon  of  our  God, 
Pardon  for  crimes  of  deepest  dye; 

A  pardon  seal'd  with  Jesus'  "blood: 
Who  is  a  pardoning  God  like  thee5 
Or  who  has  grace  so  rich  and  free? 

5  0  may  this  strange,  this  matchless  grace, 

This  godlike  miracle  of  love, 
Fill  the  wide  earth  with  grateful  praise, 

And  all  the  angelic  choirs  above: 
Who  is  a  pardoning  God  like  thee? 
Or  \vho  has  grace  so  rich  and  free? 

,,n  C.     M. 

JO  J.  Praise  to  the  Redeemer. 


T 


O  our  Redeemer's  glorious  name 
Awake  the  sacred  song! 
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JESUS  CHRIST.  354 

O  may  his  love  (immortal  flame!) 
Tune  every  heart  and  tongue. 

2  His  love  what  mortal  thought  can  reach! 

What  mortal  t  rogue  display! 
Imagination 'a  utmost  stretch 
In  wonder  dies  away. 

3  lie  left  his  radiant  throne  on  high, 

Left  the  bright  realms  of  bliss, 
And  came  to  earth  to  bleed  and  die! — ■ 
«er  Love  like  this? 

4  Dear  Lord,  while  we  adoring  pay 

Our  humble  thanks  to  thse, 
May  every  heart  with  rapture  say, 
"  The  Saviour  died  for  me." 

5  O  may  the  sweet,  the  blissful  theme, 

Fill  every  heart  and  tongue: 
Till  strangers  love  thy  charming  name, 
And  join  the  sacred  song. 

354.  («&)     c.  M. 

1  T3KIG1IT  source  of  everlasting  love! 

-*-*  To  thee  our  souls  we  raise; 
And  to  thy  matchless  bounty  rear 
A  monument  of  praise. 

2  Thy  mercy  gilds  the  path  of  life 

With  ev'ry  cheering  ray; 

Kindly  restrains  the  rising  tear, 
Or  wipes  that  tear  away. 

S  When,  sunk  in  guilt,  our  race  approach'd 
The  borders  of  despair; 
Thy  grace  through  Jesus'  blood  proclaimM 
A  free  salvation  near. 

4  What  shall  we  render,  bounteous  Lord, 
For  all  the  grace  we  see? 
Alas!  the  goodness  worms  can  yield 
Lxtendeth  not  to  thee. 

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ODD  CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

5  To  tents  of  wo,  to  beds  of  pain, 

Our  cheerful  feet  repair; 
And,  with  the  gifts  thy  hand  bestows, 
Relieve  the  mourners  there. 

6  The  widow's  heart  shall  sing  for  joy; 

The  orphan  shall  be  glad; 
And  hung'ring  souls  we'll  gladly  point 
To  Christ  the  living  bread. 

7  Thus,  passing  through  this  vale  of  tears, 

Our  useful  light  shall  shine; 
And  others  learn  to  glorify 
Our  Father's  name  divine. 


CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

1.  THE  CONVERT  ENTERTAINING  HOPE  OF  PARDOXj 
Ajfc  THE  HAPPINESS  OF  THE  CHRISTIAN. 

„__  c.  M. 

O^jU.    Lively  Hope  and  gracious  Fear. 

1  T  WAS  a  grovelling  creature  once, 
-*-  And  basely  cleav'd  to  earth: 

I  wanted  spirit  to  renounce 
.  The  clod  that  gave  me  birth. 

2  But  God  has  breath'd  upon  a  worm, 

And  sent  me  from  above, 
Wings,  such  as  clothe  an  angel's  form, 
The  wings  of  joy  and  love. 

S  With  these  to  Pisgah's  top  I  fly, 
And  there  delighted  stand, 
To  view  beneath  a  shining  sky 
The  spacious  promis'd  land. 

4  The  Lord  of  all  the  vast  domain 
Has  promis'd  it  to  me; 
The  length  and  breadth  of  all  the  plain, 
As  far  as  faith  can  see. 
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9  How  glorious  is  my  privilege! 
To  thee  for  help  1  call; 
I  stand  upon  a  mountain's  edge, 
Oh  save  me,  lest  I  Call! 

6  Though  much  exalted  in  the  Lord, 
My  strength  is  not  my  own; 
Then  let  me  tremble  at  his  word, 
And  none  shall  cast  me  down. 

orf  S.  M. 

00\3*   That  which  we  have  ween  andJieard. 
1  John  i.  3. 

1  TIOW  can  a  sinner  know 
*■•■■  His  sins  on  earth  forgiv'n? 
How  can  my  gracious  Saviour  show 

My  name  inscrib'd  inheav'n! 

2  What  we  have  felt  and  seen 
With  confidence  we  tell; 

And  publish  to  the  sons  of  men, 
The  signs  infallible. 

J       We  who  in  Christ  believe 

That  he  for  us  hath  died, 
We  all  his  unknown  peace  receive, 
And  feel  his  blood  applied! 

4  Exults  our  rising  soul, 
Deliver'd  of  her  load, 

And  swells  unutterably  full 
Of  glory-  and  of  God. 

5  His  love  surpasses  far 
The  love  of  all  beneath, 

We  find  within  our  hearts,  and  dare 
The  pointless  darts  of  death. 

tiger  than  death  or  hell 
The  we  prove: 

And  conqu'  world  Ave  dwell 

ia  heav'n  who  dwell  in  love. 
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357,    358   CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

.,--  (119.)       P.   M. 

OOi .  J^s  Me  anchor  of  the  soul. 

1  TVTOW  1  have  found  the  ground  wherein 
^-^    Sure  my  soul's  anchor  may  remain: 
The  love  of  God  forgiving  sin, 
Through  Jesus  crucified  and  slain. 

His  mercy  shall  unshaken  stay, 

When  heav'n  and  earth  have  pass'd  away. 

2  Father!  thine  everlasting  grace 
Our  scanty  thought  surpasses  far; 
Thine  heart  still  melts  with  tenderness, 
Thine  arms  of  love  still  open  are; 

And  Jesus' hlood,  through  earth  and  skies, 
Mercy,  free,  homeless  mercy,  cries. 

3  Tho'  waves  and  storms  go  o'er  my  head, 
Tho*1  strength  and  health  and  friends  he  gonej 
Tho' joys  he  withered  all  and  dead, 

Tho'  ev'ry  comfort  be  withdrawn: 
On  this  my  steadfast  soul  relies, 
Father,  thy  mercy  never  dies. 

4  Fix'd  en  this  ground  will  I  remain, 
Tho'  my  heart  fail  and  strength  decay. 
This  anchor  shall  my  soul  sustain, 
When  earth's  foundations  melt  away. 
Mercy's  full  pow'r  I  then  shall  prove, 
Lov'd  with  an  everlasting  love. 

-o  p.  M. 

0«JO.  Co?iversion.     Jer.  xxxi.  3. 

1  f\^  the  brink  of  fi'ry  ruin, 

"  Justice,  with  a  flaming  sword, 
Was  my  guilty  soul  pursuing 
When  I  first  beheld  my  Lord. 

2  [TerriiVd  with  Sinai's  thunder, 

Straight  I  flew  to  Calvary, 
Where  I  saw  with  love  and  wonder, 
Him  by  faith  who  died  forme.] 
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S  "  Sinner,"  he  exclaim'd,  "  I've  lov'd  thoe 
Willi  an  everlasting  love; 
Justice  has  in  me  approv'd  thee; 
Thou  shalt  dwell  with  me  above." 

4  Sweet  as  angels'  notes  in  heaven, 

"When  to  golden  harps  they   sound, 
Is  the  voice  of  sins  forgiven, 
To  the  soul  by  satan  bound. 

5  Sweet  as  angels'  harps  in  glory, 

Was  that  heavenly  voice  to  me, 
When  I  saw  my  Lord  before  me 
Bleed  and  die  to  set  me  free ! 

6  Saints,  attend  with  holy  wonder! 

Sinners,  hear  and  sing  his  praise! 

Tis  the  God  that  holds  the  thunder 

Shows  himself  the  God  of  grace! 


359.  L  m. 

1  T  HEAR  a  voice  that  comes  from  far; 
-*-  From  Calvary  it  sounds  abroad; 

It  sooths    my  soul,  and  calms  my  fear: 
It  speaks  of  pardon  bought  with  blood. 

2  And  is  it  true,  that  many  fly 

The  sound  that  bids  my  soul  rejoice; 
And  rather  choose  in  sin  to  die, 
Than  turn  an  ear  to  mercy's  voice ! 

S  Alas,  for  those ! — the  day  is  near, 

When  mercy  will  be  heard  no  more; 
Then  will  they  ask  in  vain  to  hear 
The  voice  they  would  not  hear  before. 

4  With  such,  I  own,  I  once  appear 'd, 

But  now  I  know  how  great  their  loss; 
For  sweeter  sounds  were  never  heard 
Than  mercy  utters  from  the  cross. 

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JUU'         TIwj  °y  of  conversion  from  sin. 

1  TT7'HEN  God  reveal'd  his  gracious  name, 

"     And  chang'd  my  mournful  state, 
My  rapture  seem'd  a  pleasing  dream, 
The  grace  appear'd  so  great. 

2  The  world  beheld  the  glorious  change, 

And  did  thy  hand  confess; 
My  tongue  broke  out  in  unknown  strain* 
And  sung  surprising  grace. 

3  "  Great  is  the  work,"  my  neighbours  criec^ 

And  own'd  thy  pow'r  divine; 
"  Great  is  the  work,"  my  heart  replied!, 
"And  be  the  glory  thine." 

4  The  Lord  can  clear  the  darkest  skieat, 

Can  give  us  day  for  night; 
Make  drops  of  sacred  sorrow  rise 
To  rivers  of  delight* 

5  Let  those,  that  sow  in  sadness,  wait 

Till  the  fair  harvest  come; 
They  shall  confess  their  sheaves  are  great, 
And  shout  the  blessings  home, 

fil  (256.)       S.  M. 

o  U 1 .  'The  pleasures  of  Conversion. 
X  TTOW  various  and  how  new 

-"-  Are  thy  compassions,  Lord ! 

Each  morning  shall  thy  mercies  shew, 
Each  night  thy  love  record. 

2  Thy  goodness,  like  the  sun, 
Dawn'd  on  our  early  days, 

Ere  infant  reason  had  begun 
To  form  our  lips  to  praise. 

3  Each  object  we  beheld 
Gave  pleasure  to  our  eyes; 

And  nature  all  our  senses  held 
In  bands  of  sweet  surprise, 
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4  But  pleasures  more  refinM 
Awaited  that  blest  day, 

When  light  arose  upon  our  mind 
To  chase  our  sins  away. 

5  How  various  and  how  new 
Are  thy  compassions,  Lord ! 

Eternity  thy  truth  shall  shew, 
And  all  thy  loTe  record. 

ofli)  (U7.)       C.  M. 

,)U—  Jov for  salvation. 

1  ^ALYATION,  6  the  joyful  so-nd! 
^    Tit  music  to  our  ears; 

A  sov'rei^n  halm  for  ev'ry  "*  ound, 
A  cordial  for  our  fears, 

2  Buried  in  sorrow  and  in  sin, 

At  hell's  dark  door  we  lay: 
But  we  arise  by  grace  divine, 
To  see  a  heav'nly  day. 

3  Salvation!  let  the  echo  fly 

The  spacious  earth  around; 

While  all  the  armies  of  the  sky 

Conspire  to  raise  the  sound. 

3b 3.      j0y  in  tJie  Holy  Ghost.    Luke  i.  46* 

1  TVTY  soul  doth  magnify  the  Lord, 
■*■"    My  spirit  doth  rejoice 

In  God,  my  Saviour,  and  my  God; 
I  hear  his  joyful  voice. 

2  1  need  not  go  abroad  for  joy, 

Who  have  a  feast  at  home; 
Mysighs  are  now  turnM  into  songs,— 
The  Comforter  is  come. 

3  Down  from  od  ?.iigh,  the  blessed  Dove 

Is  come  into  my  breast, 

To  witness  God's  eternal  love; 

This  is  my  heav'nly  feast 

A  There  is  a  stream  that  issues  forth 

.From  God's  eternal  thrme, 

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And  from  the  Lamb,  a  living  stream, 
Clear  as  the  crystal  stone. 

5  That  stream  doth  water  paradise; 
It  makes  the  angels  sing; 
One  cordial  drop  revives  mv  heart; 
Hence  all  my  joys  Co  spring. 

«jD4.  Repentance  and  free  Pardon;  or,  Justifi* 
cation  and  Sanctifi  cation. 

1  "IDLEST  is  the  man,  for  ever  bless'd, 
■*-*  Whose  guilt  is  pardon'd  by  his  God, 
"Whose  sins  with  sorrow  aie  confess'd, 
And  cover'd  with  his  Saviour's  blood. 

2  Blest  is  the  man  to  whom  the  Lord 
Imputes  not  his  iniquities, 

He  pleads  no  merit  of  reward, 
And  not  on  works,  but  grace  relies. 

3  From  guile  his  heart  and  lips  are  free, 
His  humble  joy,  his  holy  fear, 

\Vith  deep  repentance  well  agree, 
And  join  to  prove  his  faith  sineere. 

4  How  glorious  is  that  righteousness 
That  hides  and  cancels  all  his  sins! 
While  a  bright  evidence  of  grace 
Through  his  whole  life  appears  and  shines. 

QA*  L    M 

0*)U.    Happy  m  the  Salvation  of  God,     Psalm 

xlvi.  4. 

1  TNDULGEXT  God!  to  Thee  I  raise 

•■-  My  spirit  fraught  with  joy  and  praise: 
Grateful  I  bow  before  thy  throne, 
Mv  debt  of  mercy  there  to  own. 

2  Rivers  descending,  Lord !  from  Thee, 
Perpetual  glide  to  solaee  me: 
Their  varied  virtues  to  rehearse, 
M^aauds  an  everlasting  verse. 

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3  And  yet  there  is,  beyond  the  rest, 
One  stream — the  widest  and  the  best— 
Salvation!  Lo,  the  purple  flood 
Rolls  rich  with  my  Redeemer's  blood. 

4  I  taste— delight  succeeds  to  wo; 

I  bathe — no  waters  cleanse  me  so: 
Such  joy  and  purity  to  share, 
I  would  remain  enraptur'd  there. 

5  Till  death  shall  jnve  this  soul  to  know 
The  fulness  sought  in  vain  below;— 
The  fulness  of  that  boundless  sea 
Whence  flow'd  the  river  down  to  rae. 

My  soul — with  such  a  scene  in  view- 
Bids  mortals  joys  a  glad  adieu; 
Nor  dreads  a  few  chastising  woes 
Sent  with  such  love — so  soon  to  close. 


366.  The  jXew  Convert. 

1  npHE  new-born  child  of  gospel  grace, 

-*-    Like  some  fair  tree  when  summer's  nigh, 
Reneath  Emmanuel's  shining  face, 
Lifts  up  his  blooming  branch  on  high. 

2  No  fear  he  feels,  lie  sees  no  foes, 
No  conflict  yet  his  faith  employs, 
Nor  has  he  learnt  to  whom  he  owes 
The  strength  and  peace  his  soul  enjoys. 

3  Rut  sin  soon  darts  its  cruel  sting, 
And  comforts  sinking  day  by  day; 
What  seem'dhis  own,  a  self- fed  spring, 
Proves  but  a  brook  that  glides  away. 

4  When  Gideon  arm'd  his  numerous  host, 
The  Lord  soon  made  his  numbers  less: 
And  said,  lest  Israel  vainly  boast, 

44  My  arm  procuied  me  this  success," 
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5  Thus  will  he  bring  our  spirits  down, 
And  draw  our  ebbing  comforts  low, 
That  saved  by  grace,  but  not  our  own, 
We  may  not  claim  the  praise  we  owe. 

op 7  (258.)       S.  M. 

OU  /  .  Heavenly  joy  on  earth. 

1  Z^IOME,  ye  that  love  the  Lord, 

^  And  let  your  joys  be  known; 

Join  in  a  song  with  sweet  accord, 
Whilst  ye  surround  the  throne. 

f      Let  those  refuse  to  sing, 
Who  never  knew  our  God : 
But  servants  of  the  heav'nly  King 
May  speak  their  joys  abroad. 

3  The  God,  who  rules  on  high, 
Who  all  the  earth  surveys, 

Wlio  rides  upon  the  stormy  sky, 
And  calms  the  roaring  seas: 

4  This  awful  God  is  ours, 
Our  Father  and  our  love; 

He  will  send  down  his  heav'nJy  pow*rs, 
To  carry  us  above. 

5  There  we  shall  see  his  face, 
And  never,  never  sin! 

There,  from  the  rivers  of  his  grace, 
Drink  endless  pleasures  in. 

6  Yea,  and  before  we  rise 
To  that  immortal  state, 

The  thoughts  of  such  amazing  bliss 
Should  constant  joys  create. 

7  The  men  of  grace  have  found 
Glory  begun  below. 

Celestial  fruit  on  earthly  ground 
From  faith  and  hope  may  grow. 

8  Then  let  our  songs  abound, 
And  ev'rv  tear  be  dry: 

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CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE.    S68,  Sflf 

WeVe  marching  through  Immanuel's  ground 
To  fairer  worlds  on  high. 

,>rft  (262.)      L.  M. 

0  O  o.  77,^  privileges  of  the  sons  of  God. 

1  ]VrOT  all  the  nohles  of  the  earth, 

-*-^   Who  boast  the  honours  of  their  birth, 

Sucli  real  dignity  can  claim, 

As  those  who  bear  the  Christian  name. 

2  To  them  the  privilege  is  giv'n, 

To  be  the  sons  and  heirs  of  heav'n; 
Sons  of  the  God  vho  reigns  on  high, 
And  heirs  of  joy  beyond  the  sky. 

3  His  will  he  makes  them  early  know, 
And  teaches  their  young  feet  to  go; 
Whispers  instruction  to  their  minds, 
And  on  their  hearts  liis  precepts  binds. 

4  Their  daily  wants  his  hands  supply: 
Their  steps  he  guards  with  watchful  eye 
Leads  them  from  earth  to  heav'n  above, 
And  crowns  them  with  eternal  love. 

5  If  I've  the  honour,  Lord!  to  be 
One  of  this  num'rous  family: 
On  me  the  gracious  gift  bestow, 
To  call  thee  Abba,  Father,  too. 

€  So  may  my  conduct  ever  prove 
Mv  filial  piety  and  love! 
Whilst  all  my  brethren  clearly  trace 
Their  Father's  likeness  on  my  face. 

OUrJ.  The  pleasures  of  a  pure  conscience. 
1   f\  happy  soul  that  lives  on  high! 

^  While  men  lie  grov'ling  here, 

His  hopes  are  fix'd  above  the  sky, 
And  faith  forbids  his  fear 

3  His  conscience  knows  no  secret  Stingjfj 
While  grace  and  joy  combine 
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To  form  a  life,  whose  holy  springs 
Are  hidden  and  divine. 

3  He  waits  in  secret  on  his  God; 

His  God  in  secret  sees. 
Let  earth  be  all  in  arms  abroad, 
He  dwells  in  heavenly  peace. 

4  Hi9  pleasures  rise  from  things  unseen, 

Beyond  this  world  and  time, 
Where  neither  eyes  nor  ears  have  been, 
Nor  thoughts  of  mortals  climb. 

5  He  looks  to  heavVs  eternal  hill, 

To  meet  that  glorious  day, 
When  Christ  his  promise  shall  fulfil 
And  eall  his  soul  away. 

370.  (268.)      S.  M. 

1  YI7HEN  gloomy  thoughts  and  fears 

"  *    The  trembling  heart  invade, 
And  all  the  face  of  nature  wears 
A    universal  shade: 

2  Religion  can  assuage 
The  tempest  of  the  soul ; 

And  ev'ry  fear  shall  lose  its  rage 
At  her  divine  control. 

3  Through  life's  bewilder'd  way, 
Her  hand  unerring  leads; 

And  o'er  the  path  her  heav'nly  ray 
A  cheering  lustre  sheds. 

4  When  reason,  tir'd  and  blind, 
Sinks  helpless  and  afraid; 

Thou  blest  supporter  of  the  mind, 
How  pow'rful  is  thine  aid! 

5  O  let  me  feel  thy  pow'r, 
And  find  thy  sweet  relief, 

To  brighten  ev'ry  gloomy  hour, 
And  soften  ev'ry  grief. 
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~~.  (270.)       L.  M. 

tj  /  I .      'phe  glorious  prospects  offaith% 

1  nHHERE  is  a  glorious  world  on  high, 

-■-    Resplendent  with  eternal  day; 
Jb'aith  views  the  blissful  prospect  nigh, 
While  God's  own  word  reveals  the  way 

2  There  shall  the  fav'rites  of  the  Lord 

With  never-fading  lustre  shine. 
Surprising  honour!  vast  reward! 
Conferr'd  on  man  by  love  divine. 

3  How  blest  are  those,  how  truly  wise, 

Who  learn  and  keep  the  sacred  road ! 
Happy  the  men,  whom  heav'n  employs 
To  turn  rebellious  hearts  to  God; 

4  To  win  them  from  the  fatal  way 

Where  erring  folly  thoughtless  roves; 
And  that  blest  righteousness  display, 
Which  Jesus  taught  and  God  approves. 

5  The  shining  firmament  shall  fade, 

And  sparkling  stars  resign  their  light. 
But  these  shall  know  nor  change  nor  shade, 
For  ever  fair,  for  ever  bright. 

C  On  wings  of  faith  and  strong  desire, 
O  may  our  spirits  daily  rise; 
And  reach  at  last  the  shining  choir, 
In  the  bright  mansions  of  the  skies! 

372.  (30*0     c-  »*• 

1  TTAPPY  the  man,  whose  wishes  climb 
-■-■-To  mansions  in  the  skies! 

He  looks  on  all  the  joys  of  time 
With  undesiring  eyes. 

2  In  vain  soft  pleasure    spreads  her  charms, 

And  throws  her  silken  chain; 
And  wealth  and  fame  invite  his  arms, 
And  tempt  his  ear  in  vain. 
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3  He  knows,  that  all  these  glitt'ring  things 

Must  yield  to  sure  decay; 
And  sees  on  time's  extended  wings 
How  swift  they  flee  away ! 

4  To  things  unseen  Dy  mortal  eyes, 

A  beam  of  sacred  light 
Directs  his  view;  his  prospects  rise 
All  permanent  and  bright. 

5  His  hopes  are  fix'd  on  joys  to  come: 

Those  blissful  scenes  on  high 
Shall  flourish  in  immortal  bloom, 
When  time  and  nature  die. 


2.    C03DIUXIOX  WITH  CHRIST,  AND  LOVE  TO  HIM. 

070  C.  M. 

*>«*>•        Christ  precious.     1  Pet  ii.  7. 

1  TTOW  sweet  the  name  of  Jesus  sounds 
■-■  In  a  believer's  ear! 

It  sooths    his  sorrows,  heals  his  wounds, 
And  drives  away  his  fear. 

2  It  makes  the  wounded  spirit  whole, 

And  calms  the  troubled  breast; 
Tis  manna  to  the  hungry  soul, 
And  to  the  weary,  rest. 

5  By  him,  my  pray'rs  acceptance  gain, 
Although  with  sin  defil'd; 
Satan  accuses  me  in  vain, 
And  I  am  own'd  a  child. 

4  Weak  is  the  effort  of  my  heart, 
And  cold  my  warmest  thought; 
JBut  when  1  see  thee  as  thou  art, 
I'll  praise  thee  as  I  ought. 

$    Till  then,  I  would  thy  love  proclaim, 
With  every  fleeting  breath; 
And  may  the  music  of  thy  name 
Befresh  mv  soul  in  death. 
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CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE.     ST4,    375 

-*7  1  R  M 

«5  /  -*•  Sitting  at  Jttrus''  feet. 

1  O  WEET  the  moments,  rich  in  hlessing, 
^  Which  before  the  cross  1  spend; 
Life,  and  health,  and  peace  possessing, 

From  the  sinner's  dying  Friend: 

2  Love  and  grief  my  heart  dividing, 

With  my  tears  iiis  feet  I'll  bathe ; 
Constant  still  in  faith  abiding,  ,' 

Life  deriving  from  his  death. 

Z  Truly  blessed  is  this  station — 

Low  before  his  cross  Lll  lie; 

While  I  see  divine  compassion 

Floating  in  his  languid  eye; 

4  Here  I'll  sit — forever  viewing 
Mercy  Btremraingnn his  blood: 
Precious  drops,  my  soul  bedewing, 
Plead  and  claim  my  peace  with  God 


375.  c.  m. 

1  pAR  from  the  world,  O  Lord,  I  flee, 
*■    From  strife  and  tumult  far; 
From  scenes  where  Satan  wages  still 

His  most  successful  war. 

2  The  calm  retreat,  the  silent  shade, 

With  prtiy'r  and  praise  agree: 
And  seem  by  thy  sweet  bounty  made, 
For  those  who  follow  thee. 

3  Then  if  thy  Spirit  touch  the  soul, 

And  grace  her  mean  abode, 
Oh,  with  what  peace  and  joy  and  love, 
She  does  commune  with  God! 

4  There,  like  the  nightingale,  she  pours 

Her  solitary  lays; 
Nor  asks  a  witness  of  her  song, 
Nor  thirsts  for  human  praise, 

ftfr  2  A 


376,   377    CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

-}7fi  c-  M 

u  '  u*  Evening  Uvilight. 

1  T  LOVE  to  steal  awhile  away 

From  every  cumb'ring  carej 
And  spend  the  hours  of  setting  day 
In  humble,  grateful  prayer. 

2  I  love  in  solitude  to  shed 

The  penitential  tear, 
Aud  all  His  promises  to  plead, 
Where  none  but  God  can  hear. 

S  I  love  to  think  on  mercies  past, 
And  future  good  implore, 
And  all  my  cares  and  sorrows  cast 
On  him  whom  I  adore. 

4  I  love  by  faith  to  take  a  view 

Of  brighter  scenes  in  heav'u; 
The  prospect  doth  my  strength  renew, 
While  here  by  tempests  driv'n. 

5  Thus,  when  life's  toilsome  day  is  o'er, 

May  its  departing  ray 
Be  calm  as  this  impressive  hour, 
And  lead  to  endless  day. 

Oil  »For  closer  Communion  with  God.   Ps.  xxiii. 

1  rpHOU  Shepherd  of  Israel  divine, 
-*-    The  joy  and  desire  of  my  heart, 

For  closer  communion  I  pine, 

I  long  to  reside  where  thou  art: 
The  pasture  I  languish  to  find, 

Where  all,  who  their  Shepherd  obey, 
Are  fed,  on  thy  bosom  reclin'd, 

And  screen'd  from  the  heat  of  the  day. 

2  Ah !  show  me  that  happiest  place, 

The  place  of  thy  people's  abode, 
Where  saints  in  an  ecstasy  gaze, 
And  hang  on  a  crucified  God: 
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CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE.     5T8,    379 

Thy  love  for  a  sinner  declare, 

Thy  passion  and  death  on  the  tree; 
My  spirit  to  Calvary  bear, 

To  suffer  and  triumph  with  thee. 
I  Tis  there  with  the  lambs  of  thy  flock, 

There  only  I  covet  to  rest, 
To  lie  at  the  foot  of  the  Rock, 

Or  rise  to  be  hid  in  thy  breast; 
Tis  there  I  would  always  abide, 

And  never  a  moment  depart; 
Conceal?d  in  the  cleft  of  thy  side, 

Eternally  held  in  thy  heart. 

378.  c.  m. 

Job  xxiii.  3. 

1  f\H,  that  I  knew  the  secret  place, 
"  Where  1  might  find  my  God? 
I'd  spread  my  wants  before  his  face, 

And  pour  my  woes  abroad. 

2  I'd  tell  him  how  my  sins  arise, 

"What  sorrows  I  sustain; 
How  erace  decays,  and  comfort  dies. 
And  leaves  my  heart  in  pain. 
S  He  knows  what  arguments  I'd  take 
To  wrestle  with  my  God; 
I'd  plead  for  his  own  mercy's  sake, 
And  for  my  Saviour's  blood. 

4  My  God  will  pity  my  complaints, 

And  heal  my  broken  bones; 
He  takes  the  meaning  of  his  saints, 
The  language  of  their  groans. 

5  Arise,  my  soul,  from  deep  distress, 

And  banish  every  fear; 
He  calls  thee  to  his  throne  of  grace, 
To  spread  thy  sorrows  there. 

379.  c.  m. 

1  QH,  could  I  find  from  day  to  (lay, 
***  A  nearness  to  my  God; 
259 


380  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

Then  should  my  hours  glide  sweet  away, 
And  lean  upon  his  word. 

2  Lord,  I  desire  with  thee  to  live 

Anew  from  day  to  day; 
In  joys  tl  tt  world  can  never  give, 
Nor  ever  take  away. 

3  O  Jesus,  come  and  rule  my  heart, 

And  make  me  wholly  thine, 

That  1  may  never  more  depart, 

Nor  grieve  thy  love  divine; 

4  T.ius  till  my  last  expiring  breath, 

Thy  goodness  111  adore; 
And  when  ray  flesh  dissolves  in  death, 
My  soul  shall  love  thee  more. 

ooa  P-  M- 

oo\j,    j\*one  upon  earth  I  desire  besides  fttec. 
Psalm  lxxiii.  25. 

1  TJOW  tedious  and  tasteless  the  hours, 
-"■  When  Jesus  no  longer  I  see; 

Sweet  prospects,  sweet  birds,  and  sweet  floweii, 

Have  Jr**  all  their  sweetness  with  me; 

The  midsummer's-sun  shines  but  dim, 

The  fields  strive  in  vain  to  look  gay; 

But  when  I  am  happy  in  him, 

December's  as  pleasant  as  May. 

2  His  name  yields  the  richest  perfume, 
And  sweeter  than  music  his  voice; 
His  presence  disperses  my  gloom, 
And  makes  all  within  me  rejoice: 

I  should,  were  he  always  so  nigh, 
Kave  nothing  to  wish  or  to  fear; 
No  mortal  so  happy  as  I, 
My  summer  would  last  all  the  yeai. 

5  Content  with  beholding  his  face, 
My  all  to  his  pleasure  resign'd; 
No  changes  cr  season  or  place, 

\Y  puld  make  any  change  in  my  min<3: 

260 


C  H  K I  bTI  A  N     E  X  P  K  RIE  K 

*     While  bless'd  with  a  sense  of  his  love, 
A  palace  a  toy  would  appear; 
And  prisons  would  palaces  prove, 
If  Jesus  would  dwell  with  me  there. 

4  Dear  Lord,  if  indeed  I  am  thine, 
If  thou  art  mv  sun  and  my  song; 
Say,  why  dot  languish  and  pine, 
And  why  are  my  winters  so  long? 
0  drive  these  dark  clouds  from  my  sky, 
Thy  soul-cheering  presence  restore-, 
Or  take  me  unto  thee  on  high, 
Where  winter  and  clouds  are  no  more. 

381.  UK 

1  TES US,  thy  boundless  love  to  me, 

*^    Xo  thought  can  reach,  no  tongue  declure 
O  knit  my  thankful  heart  to  thee, 
And  reign  without  a  rival  there. 

2  O  grant  that  nothing  in  my  soul 

May  dwell,  but  thy  pure  love  alone ! 
O  may  thy  love  possess  me  whole  I 
My  joy,  my  treasure,  and  my  crown. 

3  O  love,  how  cheering  is  thy  ray! 

All  pain  before  thy  presence  flies; 
Care,  anguish,  sorrow,  melt  away, 
Where'er  thy  healing  beams  arise, 

4  Unwearied  may  I  this  pursue, 

Dauntless  to  the  high  prize  aspire; 
Hourly  within  my  soul  renew 

This  holy  flame,  this  heavenly  fire* 

5  Still  let  thy  love  point  out  my  way; 

How  wondrous  things  thy  love  hath  wrought! 
Still  lead  me,  lest  I  go  astray: 

Direct  my  word,  inspire  my  thought 

In  sufPring  be  thy  love  my  peace, 
In  w  eakness  be  thy  love  my  4»©w*r, 

201 


382,   383    CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

And  when  the  storms  of  life  shall  cease, 
Receive  me  in  the  trying  hour. 

009  P.  M. 

JO-J'       But  his  delight  is  in  the  laiv  of  the  Lord, 
and  in  his  lavj  doth  he  meditate  day  and  night. 
P^alm  i.  2. 
1   XTOW  happy,  gracious  Lord,  are  we! 
•"-  Divinely  drawn  to  follow  thee: 

Whose  hours  divided  are, 
Betwixt  the  mount  and  multitude: 
Our  day  is  spent  in  doing  good, 
Our  night  in  praise  and  prayV. 

£  With  us  no  melancholy  void; 
No  moment  lingers  unemploy'd, 

Or  unimprov'd  below: 
Our  weariness  of  life  is  gone, 
Who  live  to  serve  our  God  alone, 

And  only  thee  to  know. 

5  The  winter's  night  and  summer's  day, 
Glide  imperceptibly  away, 

Too  short  to  sing  thy  praise; 
Too  few  we  find  the  happy  hours, 
And  haste  to  join  those  heav'nly  pow'rs, 

In  everlasting  lays. 

4  With  all  who  chant  thy  name  on  high, 
And  holy,  holy,  holy,  cry, 

A  bright  harmonious  throng! 
We  long  thy  praises  to  repeat, 
And  ceaseless  sing  around  thy  seat 
The  new  eternal  song. 

OOOt  Desiring  Communion  -with  Gad, 

f   TV/I" Y  rising  soul,  with  strong  desires, 
-*-"    To  perfect  happiness  aspires, 
With  steady  steps  would  tread  the  road 
That  leads  to  Heaveu — that  leads  to  God. 
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STTAX    EXPERIENCE.     384,385 

2  T  durst  to  drink  i m mingled  love 
From  the  pure  fountain-head  above; 

;  to  be 
Empty'd  of  sin,  and  full  of  thee. 

3  For  thee  I  pant,  for  tbee  I  burn; 
Art  thou  withdrawn?  again  return, 
X'  r  let  me  be  (he  first  to  say, 

Thou  wilt  not  hear  when  sinners  pray. 

381.  il-M. 

1  T   TM1K-  ■  anded  Lamb  of  God, 
■*■  To  wash  me  in  thy  cleansing  blood; 

To  dwell  wjlhinthy  wounds;  then  pain 
Is  sweet,  and  life  or  death  is  gain. 

2  Take  my  poor  heart,  and  let  it  be 
For  ever  clos'd  to  all  but  thee! 

1  thou  my  breast.,  and  let  me  wear 
That  pledge  of  love  for  ever  there. 

5  How  blest  are  they  who  still  abide, 
Close  sheltered  in  thy  bleeding  side! 
"Who  life  and  strength  from  thence  derive, 
And  by  thee  move,  and  in  thee  live. 

<i  What  are  our  works  but  sin  and  death, 
Till  thou  thy  quick'ning  Spirit  breathe? 
Thou  giv'st  the  power  thy  grace  to  more, 
O  wondrous  grace!  O  boundless  love! 
How  can  it  be,  thou  heavenly  King, 
That  thou  shouldst  us  to  glory  bring; 
Make  slaves  the  partners  of  thy  throne, 
Deck'd  with  a  never-fading  crown? 
Ah!  Lord,  enlarge  our  scanty  thought, 
To  know  the  wonders  thou  hast  wrought, 
Unloose  our  stamm'ring  tongues  to  tell 
Thy  love  immense,  unsearchable! 

Lft-  C.  M. 

OOU.  Love  to  Christ.     John  xxi.   15. 

DO  not  I  Low  thee,  O  my  Lord? 
Behold  my  heart,  and  see: 

963  17 


336  CHRISTIAN"    EXPERIENCE 

And  turn  each  cursed  idol  out, 
That  dares  to  rival  thee. 

2  Do  not  I  love  thee  from  ray  soul* 
Then  let  me  nothing  love: 
Dead  be  my  heart  to  ev'ry  joy, 
Which  thou  dost  not  approve. 

S  Is  not  thy  name  melodious  still 
To  mine  attentive  ear* 
Doth  not  each  pulse  -with  pleasure  beat 
My  Saviour's  voice  to  hear* 

4  Hast  thou  a  lamb  in  all  thy  flock, 

I  would  disdain  to  feed? 
Hast  thou  a  foe,  before  whose  face 
I  fear  thy  cause  to  plead? 

5  Thou  know '  st  I  love  thee,  dearest  Lord, 

But  O,  I  long  to  soar 
Far  from  the  sphere  of  mortal  joys, 
That  I  may  love  thee  more. 

*jOU.         Jesus precious.     1  Pet.  ii.  7. 

1  "DLEST  Jesus,  when  my  soaring  thought! 
-■-*   O'er  all  thy  graces  rove, 

Now  is  my  soul  in  transport  lost — 
In  wonder,  joy,  and  love! 

2  Not  softest  strains  can  charm  mine  ears, 

Like  thy  beloved  name; 
Nor  aught  beneath  the  skies  inspire 
My  heart  with  equal  flame. 

3  Where'er  I  look,  my  wond'ring  eyes 

Unnumber'd  blessings  see; 
But  what  is  life,  with  all  its  bliss, 
If  once  compared  to  thee? 

4  Hast  thou  a  rival  in  my  breast  ? 

Search,  Lord,  for  thou  canst  tell; 
If  aught  can  raise  my  passions  thus, 
Or  please  my  soul  sc  well. 
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CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE.  38f 

5  No,  thou  art  precious  to  my  heart, 

My  portion  and  my  joy; 
For  ever  let  thy  boundless  grace 
My  sweetest  thoughts  employ. 

6  When  nature  faints,  around  my  bed 

Let  thy  bright  glories  shine; 
And  death  shall  all  his  terrors  lose, 
In  raptures  so  divine. 

00  ••        Lovest  thou  me?    John  xxi    ML 

1  TTARK,  my  soul,  it  is  the  Lord; 
-"-   Tis  thy  Saviour,  hear  his  worrt'c 
Jesus  speaks,  and  speaks  to  thee: 

"  Say,  poor  sinner,  lov'st  thou  me? 

2  "I  deliver'd  thee,  when  bound, 
And,  when  bleeding,  healM  thy  won  •• 
Sought  thee  wand'rin*   set  thee  rigta 
Turn'd  thy  dai'kness  into  light. 

3  "  Can  a  woman's  tender  care 
Cease  towards  the  child  she  bare? 
Yes,  she  may  forgetful  be, 

Yet  will  I  remember  thee. 

4  "  Mine  is  an  unchanging  love, 
Higher  than  the  heights  above; 
Deeper  than  the  depths  beneath — 
Free  and  faithful — strong  as  death. 

5  "  Thou  shalt  see  my  glory  soon, 
When  the  work  of  grace  is  done} 
Partner  of  my  throne  shalt  be, 
Say,  poor  sinner,  lov'st  thou  me? ' 

6  Lord,  it  is  my  chief  complaint, 
That  my  love  is  weak  and  faint; 
Y'et  I  love  thee,  and  adore. 

O  for  grace  to  love  thee  more ! 
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388,   389    CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

oop  L.    M. 

OOO.         Lhnng  to  Christ.     Phil.  i.  21. 

1  T  ET  thoughtless  thousands  choose  the  road 

•^   That  leads  the  soul  away  from  God; 

This  happiness,  dear  Lord,  be  mine, 

To  live  and  die  entirely  thine. 
52  On  Christ  by  faith  my  soul  would  live, 

From  him,  my  life,  my  all  receive; 

To  him  devote  my  fleeting  hours, 

Serve  him  alone  with  all  my  pow'ra. 

8  Christ  is  my  everlasting  all, 
To  him  1  look,  on  him  I  call; 
He  will  my  ev'ry  want  supply, 
In  time  and  through  eternity. 

4  Soon  will  the  Lord,  my  life,  appear; 
Soon  shall  1  end  my  trials  here; 
Leave  sin  and  sorrow,  death  and  pain; 
To  live  is  Christ — to  die  is  gain. 

5  Soon  will  the  saints  in  glory  meet; 
Soon  walk  through  ev'ry  golden  street, 
And  sing  on  ev'ry  blissful  plain, 

To  live  is  Christ,  to  die  is  gain. 

ooq  (220.)      L.  M. 

OOv.         The  Christian  panting  for  God. 

1  |^1  RE  AT  God,  indulge  my  humble  claim: 
^-*    Be  thou  my  hope,  my  joy,  my  rest! 
The  glories,  that  compose  thy  name, 

Stand  all  engag'd  to  make  me  blest 

2  Thou  great  and  good,  thou  just  and  wis^, 

Thou  art  mf  Father  and  my  God ! 
And  I  am  thine  b^  sacred  ties, 

Thy  child  and  servant,  bought  with  bloo«L 
$  With  heart  and  eyes  and  lifted  hands, 

For  thee  I  long,  for  thee  I  look, 
As  travellers  in  thirsty  lands 

Pant  for  the  cooling  water-brook. 

i  Ev'n  life  itself,  without  thy  love, 
No  lasting  pleasure  can  afford: 
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CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE.    390,  391 

Yea,  twould  a  tiresome  burden  prove, 
If  I  Mere  banish'd  from  thee,  Lord. 

5  I'll  lift  my  hands,  I'll  raise  my  voice, 
While  1  have  breath  to  pray  or  praise. 
This  work  shall  make  my  heart  rejoice, 
Throughout  the  remnant  of  my  days. 

dJU'    Jjove  to  Christ  present  or  absent. 

1  f\F  all  the  joys  we  mortals  know, 
*^  Jesus,  thy  love  exceeds  the  rest; 
Love,  the  best  blessing  here  below, 
The  highest  rapture  of  the  blest. 

2  While  we  are  held  in  thine  embrace, 
There's  not  a  thought  attempts  to  rove; 
Each  smile  that's  seen  upon  thy  face, 
Fixes,  and  charms,  and  fires  our  love. 

5  When  of  thine  absence  we  complain, 
And  long,  and  weep,  and  humbly  pray; 
There's  a  strange  pleasure  in  the  pain,— 
Those  tears  are  sweet  which  mourn  thy  stay. 

4  When  round  thy  courts  by  day  we  rove, 
Or  ask  the  watchmen  of  the  night 

For  some  kind  tidings  from  above, 
Thy  very  name  creates  delight 

5  Jesus,  our  God,  descend  and  come; 
Our  eyes  would  dwell  upon  thy  face; 
Tis  heav'n  to  see  our  Lord  at  home, 
And  feel  the  presence  of  his  grace. 

°  **  *  •  Love  of  Jesus. 

1  T  OVE  divine,  how  sweet  the  sound. 
-■-^  May  the  theme  on  earth  abound: 
May  the  hearts  of  saints  below, 

With  the  sacred  rapture  glow ! 

2  Love  amazing,  large  and  free, 
Love  unknown,  to  think  on  me! 

267 


392  CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE, 

Let  that  lore  upon  me  shine, 
Saviour,  with  its  beams  divine. 

S  Better  than  earth's  gilded  toys, 
Or  an  age  of  carnal  joys; 
Better  far  than  Ophir's  gold, 
Love  that  never  can  be  told. 

4  Better  than  this  life  of  mine, 
Saviour,  is  thy  love  divine: 
Drop  the  veil",  and  let  me  see 
Rivers  of  this  love  in  thee. 

5  While  in  Mesech's  tents  I  stay, 
Love  divine  shall  tune  my  lay; 
When  I  soar  to  bliss  above, 
Still  I'll  praise  a  Saviour's  love. 

on.?  (2820      C.  M. 

Jt'-  •  The  Christian's  choice. 

1  ri^HOU  art  my  portion,  O  my  God! 
-*    Soon  as  I  know  thy  way, 

My  heart  makes  haste  t'  obey  thy  word, 
And  suffers  no  d^lay. 

2  I  choose  the  path  of  heav'nly  truth, 

And  glory  in  my  choice; 
Not  all  the  riches  of  the  earth 
Could  make  me  so  rejoice. 

3  The  testimonies  of  thy  grace 

1  set  before  mine  eyes; 
Thence  I  derive  my  daily  strength, 
And  there  my  comfort  lies. 

4  Whene'er  I  wander  from  thy  path, 

I  think  upon  my  ways; 
Then  turn  my  feet  to  thy  commands, 
And  trust  thy  pard'ning  grace. 

5  Now  I  am  thine,  for  ever  thine: 

O  save  thy  servant,  Lord ! 
Thou  art  my  shield,  my  hiding-place, 
My  hope  is  in  thy  word. 

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CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE.     393,  394 

6  Thou  hast  inclin'd  this  heart  of  mine 
Thy  statutes  to  fulfil; 
Ami  thus  till  mortal  life  shall  end 
Would  I  perform  thy  will. 

393.  (3ii.)     c.  m. 

1    yiTHILE  thee  I  seek,  protecting  Pow'r! 
"  *    Be  my  vain  wishes  still'd; 
And  may  this  consecrated  hour 
With  better  hopes  be  fill'd. 

9  Thy  love  the  pow'rs  of  thought  bestow'd;^ 
To  thee  my  thoughts  would  soar. 
Thy  mercy  o'er  my  life  has  flow 'd: 
That  mercy  I  adore, 

3  In  each  event  of  life,  how  clear 

Thy  rating  hand  1  see! 
Each  blessing  to  my  soul  more  dear, 
Because  bestow 'd  by  thee. 

4  In  ev'ry  joy  that  crowns  my  days, 

In  ev'ry  pain  1  bear, 
My  heart  shall  find  delight  in  praise, 
Or  seek  relief  in  pray'r. 

5  When  gladness  wings  my  favour'd  hour, 

Thy  love  my  thoughts  shall  fill: 
Resign 'd,  when  storms  of  sorrow  low'r, 
My  soul  shall  meet  thy  will. 

6  My  lifted  eye,  without  a  tear, 

The  low 'ring  storm  shall  see; 
My  steadfast  heart  shall  know  no  fear: 
That  heart  will  rest  on  thee! 

Q  (312.)       L.   M. 

JJ4.  Confidence  in  God. 

1   (^|UR  Father,  thron'd  above,  the  sky, 
"  To  thee  our  empty  hands  we  spread; 
Thy  children  at  thy  footstool  lie, 
And  ask  thy  blessings  on  their  head. 
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395  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

2  With  cheerful  hope  and  filial  fear, 

In  that  august  and  precious  name, 
By  thee  ordain'd,  we  now  draw  near, 
And  would  the  promised  blessing  claim. 

3  Does  not  an  earthly  parent  hear 

The  cravings  of  his  famish'd  son? 
Will  he  reject  the  filial  pray'r, 
Or  mock  him  with  a  cake  of  stone? 

4  Our  heav'nly  Father,  how  much  more 

"Will  thy  divine  compassions  rise; 
And  open  thy  unbounded  store, 
To  satisfy  thy  children's  cries? 

5  Yes,  we  w  ill  ask,  and  seek,  and  press 

For  gracious  audience  at  thy  seat; 
Still  hoping,  waiting  for  success, 
If  persevering  to  entreat. 

6  For  Jesus  in  his  faithful  word 

The  upright  supplicant  has  blest; 
And  all  thy  saints  with  one  accord 
The  prevalence  of  pray'r  attest, 

3.    DOUBTS  AXD  FEARS* 

oJu.  Hidings  of  GocPs  face. 

1  TT APPY  the  hours,  the  golden  days, 
-*•-*-  When  I  could  call  my  Jesus  niine^ 
And  sit,  and  view  his  smiling  face, 
And  melt  in  pleasures  all  divine. 

2  But  now  he's  gone  (O  mighty  wo !) 
Gone  from  my  soul  and  hides  his  love! 
I  hate  the  sins  that  griev'd  him  so, 
The  sins  that  forc'd  him  to  remove ! 

3  Yet  let  my  hope  look  through  my  tears, 
And  spy  afar  his  rolling  tUrone, 

His  chariot  through  the  cleaving  spheres 
Shall  bring  the  bright  Beloved  down, 
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*    Swift  as  a  roe  flies  o'er  the  hills, 

.Mv  soul  springs  out  to  meet  him  high: 
Then  shall  the  conqu'ror  turn  his  wheels 
And  climb  the  mansions  of  the  sky. 

0  JO.   q  iiiai  i  ~vere  as.  in  months  past!  Job 

xxix.  2. 

1  OWEET  was  the  time  when  first  I  felt 
^  The  Saviour's  pardoning  blood, 
Applied  to  cleanse  my  soul  from  guilt, 

And  bring  me  home  to  God. 

2  Soon  as  the  morn  the  light  reveal 'd, 

His  praises  tun'd  my  tongue; 
And,  when  the  evening  shades  prevail 'd, 
His  love  was  all  my  song. 

3  In  vain  the  tempter  spread  his  wiles, 

The  world  no  more  could  charm; 
I  Uv'd  upon  my  Saviour's  smiles, 
And  lean'd  upon  his  arm. 

4  In  prayer  my  soul  drew  near  the  Lord, 

And  saw  his  glory  shine; 
And,  when  I  read  his  holy  word, 
1  call'd  each  promise  mine. 

5  Then  to  his  saints  I  often  spoke 

Of  what  his  love  had  done; 
But  now  my  heart  is  almost  broke, 
For  all  my  joys  are  go:  e. 

6  Now  when  the  evening  shade  prevails, 

My  soul  in  darkness  mourns; 
And  when  the  morn  the  light  reveals, 
No  light  to  me  returns. 

7  My  prayers  are  now  a  cliatt'ring  noise, 

For  Jesus  hides  his  face! 
I  read,  the  promise  meets  my  eyes^ 
But  will  not  reach  my  case* 
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S§7  CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE, 

8  Now  satan  threatens  to  prevail, 
And  make  my  soul  his  prey; 
Yet,  Lord,  thy  mercies  cannot  fail, 
O,  come  without  delay ! 

QQ7  P.  M- 

■*•*•«  Lovest  thou  me? 

1  "THIS  a  point  I  long  to  know; 

-*-    Oft  it  causes  anxious  thought; 
Do  I  love  the  Lord,  or  no? 
Am  I  his,  or  am  I  not? 

2  If  1  love,  why  am  1  thus? 

Why  this  dull,  this  lifeless  frame? 
Hardly,  sure,  can  they  be  worse, 
Who  have  never  heard  his  name ! 

S  [Could  my  heart  so  hard  remain, 
Prayer  a  task  and  burden  prove, 
Every  trifle  give  me  pain, 
If  J  knew  a  Saviour's  love? 

4  When  1  turn  mine  eyes  within, 
All  is  dark,  and  vain,  and  wild: 
Fill'd  with  unbelief  and  sin, 
Can  I  deem  myself  a  child  ? 

5  If  I  pray,  or  hear,  or  read, 
Sin  is  mix'd  with  all  I  do; 
You  that  love  the  Lord  indeed, 
Tell  me,  Is  it  thus  with  you?] 

6  Yet  I  mourn  my  stubborn  will, 
Find  my  sin  a  grief  and  thrall; 
Should  I  grieve  for  what  I  feel, 
If  I  did  not  love  at  all ! 

7  Covdd  I  joy  his  saints  to  meet, 
Choose  the  ways  I  once  abhorr'd, 
Find,  at  times,  the  promise  sweet, 
If  I  did  not  love  the  Lord? 

8  Lord,  decide  the  doubtful  case! 
Thou  who  art  thy  people's  sun, 

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CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE.     598,  399 

Shine  upon  thy  work  of  grace, 
if  it  be  indeed  begun. 
9  Let  me  love  thee  more  and  more, 
If  I  love  at  all,  I  pray; 
If  I  have  not  lov'd  before, 
Help  me  to  begin  to  day. 

oQO  C.   M. 

0,7  0.     The  Complaint  under  Davknes*.   ' 

1  T>  EJOICE  in  God,  the  word  commands, 
■"'  And  fain  would  1  obey; 

Yet  still  my  spirit  lingering  stands, 
While  doubts  impede  my  way. 

2  How  can  my  soul  exult  for  joy, 

Which  feels  this  load  of  sin? 
And  how  can  praise  my  tongue  employ, 
"While  darkness  reigns  within? 

3  Whence  should  my  lips  give  rapture  birth, 

When  I  no  rapture  feel? 
Or  how  should  notes  of  heavenly  mirth, 
Sound  from  a  breast  of  steel? 

4  If  falling  tears  and  rising  sighs, 

In  triumph  share  a  pail; 
Then,  Lord,  behold  these  streaming  eyes, 
And  search  this  bleeding  heart! 

5  My  soul  forgets  to  use  her  wings; 

My  harp  neglected  lies; 
For  sin  has  broken  all  its  strings, 
And  guilt  shuts  out  my  joys. 

6  The  power,  the  sweetness,  of  thy  voice, 

Alone  my  heart  can  move; 
Make  me  in  Christ  my  Lord  rejoice, 
And  melt  my  soul  to  love. 

J   JV,     Cast  down,  yet  hoping.     Ps.  xlii.  5. 
f    C\  MY  soul,  what  means  this  sadness? 
"    Wherefore  ail  thou  thus  cast  down? 
Let  thy  griefs  be  turn'd  to  gladness, 
Bid  thy  restless  fears  be  gonej 
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400  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

Look  to  Jesus, 

And  rejoice  in  his  dear  name. 

2  "What  tho'  satan's  strong  temptatioi.. 

Vex  and  grieve  thee  day  by  day? 
And  thy  sinful  inclinations 

Often  fill  thee  with  dismay? 
Thou  shalt  conquer, 
Thro'  the  Lamb's  redeeming  blood. 

3  Tho'  ten  thousand  ills  beset  thee, 

From  without  and  from  within, 
Jesus  saith  he'll  ne'er  forget  thee, 

But  will  save  from  hell  and  sin: 
He  is  faithful 
To  perform  his  gracious  word. 

4  Tho'  distresses  now  attend  thee, 

And  thou  tread'st  the  thorny  road, 
His  right  hand  shall  still  defend  thee 

Soon  he'll  bring  thee  home  to  God 
Therefore  praise  him — 
Praise  the  great  Redeemer's  name. 

5  O  that  I  could  nowr  adore  him 

Like  the  heavenly  host  above, 
Who  for  ever  bow  before  him, 

And  unceasing,  sing  his  love! 
Happy  songsters! 
When  shall  I  your  chorus  join? 

400.  Doubting  Christian. 

1  TTXCERTAIX  how  the  way  to  find 
^    Which  to  salvation  led, 

1  list'ned  long,  with  anxious  mind, 
To  hear  what  others  said. 

2  When  some  of  joys  and  comforts  told, 

I  fear'd  that  I  was  wrong; 
For  I  was  stupid,  dead,  and  cold — 
Had  neither  joy  nor  song. 

3  Of  fierce  temptation?  others  talkY# 

Of  anguish  and  dismay, 
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CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE.  401 

Thro'  what  distresses  they  had  walk'd, 

Before  they  found  the  way. 

X  Ah!  then  I  thought  ray  hones  were  vain 
For  I  had  lived  at  ease; 
I  v.  ish'd  for  all  my  fears  again, 
To  make  me  more  like  these. 

5  I  had  ray  wish — the  Lord  disclos'd 
The  evils  of  my  heart., 
And  left  my  naked  soul    expos'd 
To  satan's  fi'ry  dart. 

C  Alas!  "  I  now  must  give  it  up," 
I  cry'd  in  deep  despair; 
How  could  I  dream  of  drawing  hope 
From  what  1  cannot  bear! 

7  Again  my  Saviour  brought  me  aid, 
And  when  he  set  me  tree, 
"  Trust  simply  on  my  word,"  he  said,- 
"And  leave  the  rest  to  me." 

401.  Hating  Sin. 

1  /"|  COULD  I  find  some  peaceful  bow'r, 
"    Where  sin  has  neither  place  n->r  po*  r; 
This  traitor  vile,  I  fain  would  shun, 

But  cannot  from  his  presence  run. 

2  When  to  the  throne  of  grace  I  flee, 
He  stands  between  my  God  and  rae, 
"Where'er  I  rove,  where'er  I  rest, 

I  feel  him  working  in  my  breast. 

3  \Vhen  I  attempt  to  soar  above, 
To  view  the  heights  of  Jesus'  love; 
This  monster  seems  to  mount  the  skies, 
And  veils  his  glory  to  mine  eyes. 

4  Lord,  frac  me  from  this  deadly  foe, 
Which  ketps  my  faith  and  hope  so  low; 
I  long  to  dwell  in  heaven,  my  home, 
Where  not  one  6inful  thought  can  come 

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402,  403    CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

402.  (276.)      u  M. 

1  TTrHAT  strange  perplexities  arise! 

*  *  What  anxious  fears  and  jealousies ! 
What  crowds  in  doubtful  light  appear! 
How  few,  alas,  approv'd  and  clear! 

2  And  what  am  1? — My  soul,  awake, 
And  an  impartial  survey  take. 

Does  no  dark  sign,  no  ground  of  fear, 
In  practice  or  in  heart  appear? 

3  What  image  does  my  spirit  bear? 
Is  Jesus  form'd  and  living  there? 
Say,  do  his  lineaments  divine 

In  thought,  and  word,  and  action  shine? 

4  Searcher  of  hearts,  O  search  me  still; 
The  secrets  of  my  soul  reveal; 

My  fears  remove;  let  me  appear 

To  God  and  my  own  conscience  clear! 

•1U  o.  Hope  encouraged  by  a  vie-w  of  the  Divtne 
Perfections,  I  Sam.  xxx.  6. 

1  TI/'HY  sinks  my  weak  desponding  mind? 

**    Why  heaves  my  heart  the  anxious  sigh' 
Can  sovereign  Goodness  be  unkind? 
Am  I  not  safe  if  God  is  nigh? 

2  Tis  he  supports  this  falntin*  frame ; 
On  him  alone  my  hopes  recline: 
The  wondrous  glories  of  his  name, 

How  wide  they  spread!  how  bright  they  shine! 

3  Infinite  wisdom!  boundless  power! 
Unchanging  faithfulness  and  love ! 
Here  let  me  trust,  while  I  adore,— 
Nor  from  my  refuge  e'er  remove. 

4  My  God,  if  thou  art  mine  indeed, 
Then  I  have  all  my  heart  can  crave; 
A  present  help  in  times  of  need; 
Still  kind  to  hear,  and  strong  to  save. 

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5  Forgive  my  doubts,  O  gracious  Lord! 
And  ease  the  sorrows  of  my  breast; 
Speak  to  my  heart  the  healing  word, 
That  thou  art  mine — and  I  am  blest. 

4U4.  Return  of  Joy. 

1  \y  HEN  darkness  long  has  veil'd  mj  mind 

And  smiling  day  once  more  appears* 
Then,  my  Redeemer!  then  I  find 
The  folly  of  my  doubts  and  fears. 

2  I  chide  my  unbelieving  heart; 
And  blush  that  I  should  ever  be 
Thus  prone  to  act  so  base  a  part, 

Or  harbour  one  hard  thought  of  thee ! 

3  O  let  me  then  at  length  be  taught 
(What  1  am  still  so  slow  to  learn,) 
That  God  is  love,  and  changes  not, 
Nor  knows  the  shadow  of  a  turn. 

4  Sweet  truth,  and  easy  to  repeat! 
But  when  my  faith  is  sharply  try'd, 
I  find  myselt  a  learner  yet, — 
Unskilful,  weak,  and  apt  to  slide. 

5  But,  O  mv  Lord,  one  look  from  ther 
Subdues  tne  disobedient  will; 
Drives  doubt  and  discontent  away, 
And  thy  rebellious  worm  is  still. 

6  Thou  art  as  ready  to  forgive, 
As  I  am  ready  to  repine; 

Thou,  therefore,  all  the  praise  reOM«2; 
Be  shame,  and  self-abhorrence,  mine. 

4.    SPIRITUAL   DECLENSION. 

400.   Will  ye  also  go  a-way?    John  vi.  67 — <>l 
1   VlfHEN  any  turn  from  Zion's  way 
*  "    (As  numbers  often  do,) 
Methinks  I  hear  my  Saviour  say, 
"  Wilt  thou  forsake  me  too?" 
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40b  chiustia::  experience. 

2  Ah,  Lord!  with  such  a  heart  as  mine 

Unless  thou  hold  me  fast, 
My  faith  will  fail,  I  shall  decline, 
And  prove  like  them  at  last. 

3  'Tis  thou  alone  hast  power  and  grace, 

To  save  a  wretch  like  me; 
To  whom  then  shall  I  turn  my  face, 
If  I  depart  from  thee. 

4  Beyond  a  doubt  I  rest  assur'd, 

Thou  art  the  Christ  of  God; 
Who  hast  eternal  life  secur'd, 
By  promise  and  by  blood.. 

5  The  help  of  men  and  angels  join'd, 

Could  never  reach  my  case ! 

Nor  can  I  hope  relief  to  find, 

But  in  thy  boundless  grace. 

6  No  voice  but  thine  can  give  me  re?t, 

And  bid  my  fears  depart; 
No  love  but  thine  can  make  me  blest, 
And  satisfy  my  heart. 

406.  Apostasy.     2  Pet.  ii.  22. 

1  Y'E,  who  in  former  days, 

■*■    Were  found  at  Zion's  gate; 
"Who  walk'd  awhile  in  wisdom's  wayt 
And  told  your  happy  state; 

2  But  now  to  sin  draw  back, 
And  love  again  to  stray, 

The  narrow  path  of  life  forsake, 
And  choose  the  beaten  way.?, 

3  Think  not  your  names  above 
Are  written  with  the  saints*, 

The  promise  of  eternal  love 
Is  his  who  never  faints. 

4  Year  transient  joy  and  peace 
Your  deeper  doom  have  seal'd, 

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CHRISTIAN     EXPERIENCE.     40T,    409 

Unless  you  wake  to  righteousness, 
Ere  judgment  is  reveal  ?d. 

1A~  C.  BA 

4U/.  Crown  Him. 

X   "D  VCKSLIDERS,  who  toot  misery  feel, 

-*-*   Attend  your  Saviour's  call; 
Return,  he'll  your  backslidings  heal; 
Oh,  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

2  Though  crimson  sin  increase  your  guilt, 

And  painful  is  your  thrall; 
For  broken  hearts  his  blood  was  spilt; 
Oh,  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

3  Take  with  you  words,  approach  his  throne, 

And  low  before  him  fall; 
lie  understands  the  Spirit's  groan; 
Oil,  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

i  ^>Vhoever  comes  he'll  not  cast  out. 
Although  your  faith  be  small; 
His  faithfulness  you  cannot  doubt; 
Oh,  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

lOfl  L-  M- 

•1 0 O.  jraiiderinj  Thoughts. 

1  T  LOVE  the  Lord;  but  ah!  how  far 

■*■   My  thoughts  from  the  dear  object  are! 
This  "wanton  heart,  how  wide  it  roves! 
And  fancy  meets  a  thousand  loves. 

2  If  my  soul  burn  to  see  my  God, 
I  tread  the  courts  of  his  abode; 

But  troops  of  rivals  throng  the  place, 
And  tempt  me  oft  before  his  tace. 

3  Would  I  enjoy  my  Lord  alone, 
I  bid  my  passions  all  begone, 

All  but  my  love;  and  charge  my  will 
To  bar  the  door  and  guard  it  still. 

4  But  cares  or  trifles,  make  or  find 
Still  new  approaches  to  the  mind; 

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409,  410    CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

Till  I  with  grief  and  wofcder  see 
Huge  crowds  betwixt  the  Lord  and  me. 

5  This  foolish  heart  can  leave  its  God, 
And  shadows  tempt  its  thoughts  abroad; 
How  shall  I  fix  this  wandering  mind? 
Or  throw  my  fetters  on  the  wind? 

6  Look  gently  down,  almighty  grace, 
Prison  me  round  in  thine  embrace; 
Pity  the  soul  that  would  be  thine, 
And  let  thy  power  my  love  confine. 

4U  J.  Complaining  of  Inconstancy. 

1  rpHE  wandering  star,  and  fleeting  wind, 
-*-    Both  represent  th' unstable  mind: 
The  morning  cloud  and  early  dew, 
Bring  our  inconstancy  to  view. 

2  But  cloud,  and  wind,  and  dew,  and  star, 
Faint  and  imperfect  emblems  are; 

Nor  can  there  aught  in  nature  be 
So  fickle  and  so  false  as  we. 

3  Our  outward  walk,  and  inward  frame, 
Scarce  through  a  single  hour  the  same; 
We  vow,  and  straight  our  vows  forget, 
And  then  these  very  vows  repeat. 

4  We  sin  forsake,  to  sin  return; 

Are  hot,  are  cold,  now  freeze,  now  burn 
In  deep  distress,  then  raptures  feel, 
We  soar  to  heaven,  then  sink  to  hell. 

5  With  flowing  tears,  Lord,  we  confess 
Our  folly  and  unsteadfastness: 

When  shall  these  hearts  more  fixed  be, 
Fix-d  by  thy  grace,  and  fix'd  for  thee? 

4 1  v/ .         Co mplaining  of  spiritual  Sloth, 
I    TIT Y  drowsy  powers,  why  sleep  ye  sof 
■***•*■  Awake,  my  sluggish  scul! 
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CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE.  411 

Nothing  has  half  thy  work  to  do 
Vet  nothing's  half  so  dull. 

2  The  little  ants  for  one  poor  gram 

Labour,  and  tug,  and  strive, 
Yet  we  who  have  a  heaven  t'  obtain, 
How  negligent  we  live! 

3  We  for  whose  sake  all  nature  stands, 

And  stars  their  courses  move; 
We  for  whose  guard  the  angel  bands 
Come  flying  from  above; 

4  We  for  whom  God  the  Son  came  down, 

And  labour'd  for  our  good, 
How  careless  to  secure  that  crown 
He  purchas'd  with  his  blood! 

5  Lord,  shall  we  lie  so  sluggish  still  f 

Ami  never  act  our  parts? 
Come,  holy  Dove,  from  th'  heavenly  hill, 

And  sit  and  warm  our  hearts. 

6  Then  shall  our  active  spirits  move, 

Upward  our  souls  shall  rise: 
With  hands  of  faitli  and  wings  of  lovo 
We'll  fly  and  take  the  prize. 

n  .  C.  M 

**  l  '  •  Hardness  of  Heart. 

1  TTY  heart,  how  dreadful  hard  it  is! 
-"-*   How  heavy  here  it  lies! 
Heavy  and  cold  within  my  breast, 

Just  like  a  rock  of  ice! 

2  Sin  like  a  raging  tyrant  sits 

Upon  this  flinty  throne, 
And  every  grace  lies  buried  deep 
Beneath  this  heart  of  stone. 

3  How  seldom  do  I  rise  to  God, 

Or  taste  the  joys  above ! 
This  mountain  presses  down  my  faith, 
And  chills  my  flaming  love. 

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412  CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

4  When  smiling  mercy  courts  my  soul 

With  all  its  heavenly  charms, 

This  stubborn,  this  relentless  thing 

Would  thrust  it  from  my  arms. 

5  Against  the  thunders  of  thy  word 

Rebellious  I  have  stood, 
My  heart  it  shakes  not  at  the  wratli 

And  terrors  of  a  God. 

6  Dear  Saviour,  steep  this  rock  of  mine 

In  thine  own  crimson  sea; 
None  but  a  bath  of  blood  divine 
Can  melt  the  flint  away. 

5.    BACKSLIDER    RETURNING, 

412  P-  m. 

1  TTOW  shall  a  lost  sinner  in  pain, 
■"■  Recover  his  forfeited  peace:' 
When  brought  into  bondage  again, 

What  hope  of  a  second  release  ? 
Will  mercy  itself  be  so  kind 

To  spare  such  a  rebel  as  me  ? 
And  O,  can  I  possibly  find 

Such  plenteous  redemption  in  thee? 

2  O  Jesus,  of  thee  1  require, 

If  still  thou  art  able  to  save, 
The  brand  to  pluck  out  of  the  fire, 

And  ransom  my  soul  from  the  grave; 
The  help  of  thy  Spirit  restore, 

And  show  me  the  life-giving  blood; 
And  pardon  a  sinner  once  more, 

And  bring  me  again  unto  God. 

3  O  Jesus,  in  pity  draw  near, 

Come  quickly  to  help  a  lost  soul, 
To  comfort  a  mourner  appear, 

And  make  a  poor  Lazarus  whole; 
The  balm  of  thy  mercy  apply, 

Thou  seest  the  sore  anguish  I  feel, 
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Save,  Lord,  or  1  perish,  1  die, 
O  save,  or  I  sink  into  hell! 

4  1  sink  if  thou  longer  delay 

Thy  pardoning  mercy  to  show: 
Come  quickly,  and  kindly  display 

The  power  of  thy  passion  below: 
By  all  thou  hast  done  for  my  sake, 

One  drop  of  thy  blood  I  implore: 
Now,  now  let  it  touch  me,  and  make 

The  sinner  a  sinner  bo  more. 

A  1  -1  P    AL 

^  ■  •'•   Is  Jus  mercy  clean  gone  for  ever?  (loth  hi* 

promise  fail  for  evermore?     Psalm  lxxvii.  8. 
I   "p^EPTH  of  mercy !  can  there  be 

*-*  Mercy  still  reserv'd  forme! 

Can  my  Bod  his  wrath  forbear* 

Me,  the  chief  of  sinners  spare* 
£  I  have  long  withstood  his  grace: 

IjOng  provok'd  him  to  his  face; 

Would  not  hearken  to  his  calls; 

Griev'd  him  by  a  thousand  falls. 

S  Kindled  his  relentings  are, 
Me  he  now  delights  to  spare, 
Cries,  -l  How  shall  1  give  thee  up?" 
Lets  the  lifted  thunder  drop. 

4  There  for  me  the  Saviour  sta.ids: 
Shows  his  wounds  and  spreads  his  hands: 
God  is  love!  1  know,  I  feel! 

Jesus  weeps,  and  loves  me  still! 

5  Jesus  answer  from  above: 
Is  not  all  thy  nature  love* 
Wilt  thou  not  the  wrong  forget? 
Suffer  me  to  kiss  thy  feet* 

6  Now  incline  me  to  repent! 
Let  me  now  my  fall  lament! 
Now  my  foul  revolt  deplore! 
Weep,  believe,  and  sin  no  more. 

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All  C    M 

4  14:.       Pardon.     Jer.  iii.  22.     Hos.  xiv. 

1  TJOW  oft,  alas!  this  wretched  heart 
•"-  Has  wander 'd  from  the  Lord ! 
How  oft  my  roving  thoughts  depart, 

Forgetful  of  his  word. 

2  Yet  sov'reign  mercy  calls,  "  Return:' 

Dear  Lord,  and  may  I  come? 
My  vile  ingratitude  I  mourn; 
Oh,  take  the  wand'rer  home. 

5  And  canst  thou,  wilt  thou  yet  forgive, 

And  bid  my  crimes  remove? 
And  shall  a  pardon'd  rebel  live 
To  speak  thy  wondrous  love  ? 

4  Almighty  grace,  thy  healing  power 

How  glorious,  how  divine ! 
That  can  to  bliss  and  life  restore 
So  vile  a  heart  as  mine. 

5  Thy  pard'ning  love,  so  free,  so  sweet, 

Dear  Saviour,  1  adore; 
Oh,  keep  me  at  thy  sacred  feet, 
And  let  me  rove  no  more. 

11  ^  R  M' 

'*  A  u*     The  returning  Backslider;  or,  a  Prayer 

for  restoring  Grace.     Hosea  xiv.  1,  2. 

1  TlfExYRY  of  wandering  from  my  God, 

™*    And  now  made  willing  to  return, 
I  hear,  and  bow  me  to  the  rod: 

For  thee,  not  without  hope,  1  mourn; 
I  have  an  Advocate  above, 
A  Friend  before  the  Throne  of  Love. 

2  O  Jesus,  full  of  truth  and  grace, 

More  full  of  grace  than  I  of  sin; 
Yet  once  again  I  seek  thy  face, 

Open  thine  arms,  and  take  me  in ! 
And  freely  my  backslidings  heal, 
And  love  the  faithless  sinner  still. 
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3  Thou  know'st  the  way  to  bring  mc  back, 

.My  fallen  spirit  to  restore; 
O!  for  thy  truth  and  mercy's  sake! 

Forgive  and  bid  me  sin  no  more: 
The  ruins  of  my  soul  repair, 
And  make  my  heart  a  House  of  Prayer. 

4  The  stone  to  flesh  again  convert: 

The  veil  of  sin  once  more  Kemove! 
Sprinkle  thy  blood  upon  my  heart, 

And  melt  it  by  thy  dying  love! 
This  rebel  heart  by  love  subdue, 
And  make  it  soft  and  make  it  ucav. 

5  Give  to  mine  eyes  refreshing  tears, 

And  kindle  my  relcntings  now; 
Fill  all  my  soul  with  filial  fears: 

To  thy  sweet  yoke  my  spirit  bow. 
Bend  by  thy  grace,  O  bend  or  break 
The  iron  sinew  in  my  neck! 

nr  C.   11 

410.         JValkinj  with  God.     Gen.  t.  24. 

1  (~\H  •'  for  a  closer  walk  with  God, 
"  A  calm  and  heavenly  frame 

A  light  to  shine  upon  the  road 
That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb ! 

2  Where  is  the  blessedness  I  knew, 

When  first  I  saw  the  Lord? 
Where  is  the  soul-refreshing  riew 
Of  Jesus,  and  his  word? 

3  What  peaceful  hours  I  once  enjoy'd.. 

How  sweet  their  memory  still ! 
But  they  have  left  an  aching  void, 
The  world  can  never  fill. 

4  Return,  O  holy  Dove,  return, 

Sweet  messenger  of  rest; 
I  hate  the  sins  that  made  thee  mourn, 
And  drove  thee  from  my  breast; 

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5  The  dearest  idol  I  have  known, 

Whate'er  that  idol  be, 
Help  me  to  tear  it  from  thy  throne, 
And  worship  only  thee. 

6  So  shall  my  walk  he  close  with  Go'l, 

Calm  and  serene  my  frame; 
So  purer  light  shall  mark  the  road 
That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb. 

417.  c.  m 

1  TTJEAR  Jesus,  let  thy  pitying  eye 
-"-^  Call  back  a  wand'ring  sheep; 
False  to  my  vows,  like  Peter,  I 

Would  fain,  like  Peter,  weep. 

2  Now  let  me  he  by  grace  restor'd, 

To  me  thy  mercy  shown; 
Oh  turn  and"  look  upon  me,  Lord, 
And  break  my  heart  of  stone. 

3  Almighty  Prince,  enthron'd  above, 

Repentance  to  impart, 
Grant,  thro'  the  greatness  of  thy  love, 
The  humble,  contrite  heart. 

4  Give,  what  I  should  have  long  implor'd, 

A  taste  of  love  unknown; 
Oh,  turn  and  look  upon  me,  Lord, 
And  break  my  heart  of  stone. 

5  Behold  me,  Saviour,  from  above, 

Nor  suffer  me  to  die; 
For  life,  and  happiness,  and  love, 
Smile  in  thy  gracious  eye. 

6  Speak  but  the  reconciling  word; 

Let  mercy  melt  me  down: 
Oh,  turn  and  look  upon  me,  Lord, 
And  break  my  heart  of  stone: 

418.  c.  m. 

1  rkTHAT  I  were  as  heretofore! 
"  When  warm  in  my  first  love| 
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CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE.  419 

1  only  live  my  God  t'  adore, 
And  seek  the  things  above! 

2  Upon  my  head  his  candle  shone, 

And  lavish  of  his  grace, 
With  cords  of  love  he  drew  me  on, 
And  half  unveil'd  his  face. 

3  Far,  far  above  all  earthly  things 

Triumphantly  I  rode; 
1  soarM  to  heaven  on  eagles'  wings, 
And  found  and  talk'd  with  God. 

A  Where  am  I  now,  from  what  a  height 
Of  happiness  cast  down  ! 
The  glory  swallow 'd  up  in  night, 
And  faded  is  the  crown. 

5  O  God,  thou  art  my  home,  my  rest. 
For  which  I  sigh  in  pain! 
How  shall  I  'scape  into  thy  breast, 
My  Eden  how  regain? 

'11  J.  Perseverance  desired. 

i    JESUS,  my  Saviour  and  my  God, 

**    Thou  hast  redeem'd  me  with  thy  bloody 

By  ties,  both  natural  and  divine, 

I  am,  and  ever  will  be  thine. 

2  But  ah!  should  my  inconstant  heart, 
Ere  I'm  aware,  from  thee  depart, 
What  dire  reproach  would  fall  on  me 
For  such  ingratitude  to  thee! 

3  The  thought  I  dread,  the  crime  I  hale; 
The  guilt,  the  shame,  I  deprecate: 
And  yet  so  mighty  are  my  foes, 

1  dare  not  trust  my  warmest  vows. 

4  Pity  my  frailty,  dearest  Lord ! 
Grace  in  the  needful  hour  afford: 
O  steel  this  tim'rous  heart  of  mine 
With  fortitude  and  love  divine. 

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5  So  shall  I  triumph  o'er  my  fears, 
And  gather  joys  from  all  my  tears; 
So  shall  I  to  the  world  proclaim 
The  honours  of  the  Christian  name. 

6.    SAXCTITICATIOX   AXO    CHRISTIAN    GRACM, 

420.  My  sord  thivsteth  for  God. 

1  T  THIRST,  hut  not  as  once  I  did, 

-*  The  vain  delights  of  earth  to  share: 
Thy  wounds,  Emmanuel,  all  forbid 
That  I  should  seek  my  pleasure  there. 

2  It  was  the  sight  of  thy  dear  cross 

First  wrean'd  my  soul  from  earthly  things 
And  taught  me  to  esteem  as  dross 
The  mirth  of  fools  and  pomp  of  kings. 

S  1  want  that  grace  that  springs  from  thee, 
That  quickens  all  things  where  it  flows, 
And  makes  a  wTetched  thorn,  like  me, 
Bloom  as  the  myrtle,  or  the  rose. 

4  Dear  fountain  of  delight  unknown! 
No  longer  sink  below  the  brim: 
But  overflow,  and  pour  me  down 
A  living,  and  life-giving  stream ! 

5  For  sure,  of  all  the  plants  that  share 
The  notice  of  thy  Father's  eye, 
None  proves  less  grateful  to  his  care, 
Or  yields  him  meaner  fruit  than  1. 

4^1.  Hatred  of  Sin. 

1  TJOLY  Lord  God!  I  love  thy  truth, 

•"■   Nor  dare  thy  least  commandment  sligntj 
Yet  piere'd  by  sin,  the  serpent's  tooth, 
I  mourn  the  anguish  of  the  bite. 

2  But  though  the  poison  lurks  within, 
Hope  bids  me  still  with  patience  wait; 
Till  death  shall  set  me  free  from  sin, 
Free  from  the  only  thing  I  hate. 

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S   Had  I  a  throne  above  the  rest, 
Where  angels  and  archangels  dwell; 
One  sin  unslain  within  my  breast, 
Would  mike  that  heaven  as  dark,  as  hell. 

i  The  prisoner,  sent  to  breathe  fresh  air, 
And  bless'd  with  liberty  again, 
Would  mourn  were  he  condeinn'd  to  wear 
One  link  of  all  his  farmer  chain. 

5   Hut  oh!  no  foe  invades  tin-  bliss, 

When  glory  crowns  the  Christian's  head; 
One  view  of  Jesus  as  he  is, 
Will  strike  all  sin  for  ever  dead. 


199  L-  M- 

4  —  —  .  Jl'h*m  shall  I  come  and  appear  before  God? 

Psalm  xlii.   1,  2,  5. 
1      AS  pants  the  hart  for  cooling  springs, 
-^*-  So  longs  my  soul,  O  King  of  kings, 
Thy  face  in  near  approach  to  see, 
So  thirsts,  great  Source  of  Life,  for  Thee. 

'2  With  ardent  zeal,  with  strong  desires, 
To  Thee,  to  Thee  ray  soul  aspires; 
When  shall  1  reach  thy  bleat  abode ? 
When  meet  the  presence  of  my  God? 

5  God  of  n\y  strength,  attend  my  cry, 
Say  why,  my  great  Preserver,  why 
Excluded  from  thy  sight  I  go, 
And  bend  beneath  a  weight  of  wo? 

4  Why  thus,  my  soul,  with  care  opprest? 
And  whence  the  woes  that  till  my  breast' 
In  all  thy  cares,  in  all  thy  woes, 

On  God  thy  steadfast  hope  repose. 

5  To  Him  my  thanks  shall  still  be  paid, 
My  sure  defence,  my  constant  aid; 
His  name  my  zeal  shall  ever  raise, 
And  dicfuteto  mv  lips  his  praise. 

889    "  2  D 


423,    424    CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

A  91  P-  M- 

^k~J.  fireathing  after  Holiness. 

1  T  OVE  divine,  all  love  excelling, 

■"  Joy  of  heaven  to  earth  come  down! 
Fix  in  us  thy  humble  dwelling, 

All  thy  faithful  mercies  crown; 
Jesus!  thou  art  all  compassion, 

Pure  unbounded  love  thou  art: 
Visit  us  with  thy  salvation, 

Enter  every  trembling  heart! 

2  Breathe,  O  breathe  thy  lovely  spirit 

Into  every  troubled,  breast ! 
Let  us  all  in  thee  inherit, 

Let  us  find  thy  promis'd  rest: 
Take  away  the  love  of  sinning, 

Alpha  and  Omega  be, 
End  of  faith,  as  its  beginning, 

Set  our  hearts  at  liberty. 

3  Come!  almighty  to  deliver, 

Let  us  all  thy  life  receive! 
Suddenly  return,  and  never, 

Never  more  thy  temples  leave ! 
Thee  we  would  be  always  blessing, 

Serve  thee  as  thy  hosts  above; 
Pray,  and  praise  thee  without  ceasing, 

Glory  in  thy  precious  love. 

4  Finish  then  thy  new  creation, 

Pure,  unspotted  may  we  be; 
Let  us  see  thy  great  salvation 

Perfectly  restor'd  by  thee ! 
Change  from  glory  into  glory, 

Till  in  heaven  we  take  our  place, 
Till  we  cast  our  crowns  before  thee, 

Lost  in  wonder,  love,  and  praise ! 

424.  l.  m. 

I   C\  THAT  my  load  of  sin  were  gone, 
"  O  that  I  could  at  last  submit, 
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CHRISTIAN*    EXPERIENCE.         425 

At  Jesus*  feet  to  lay  it  down! 
To  lay  my  soul  at  Jesus'  feet! 

2  Rest  for  my  soul  I  long  to  find: 

Saviour,  if  mine  indeed  thou  art, 
Give  me  thy  meek  and  lowly  mind, 
And  stamp  thine  image  on  my  heart. 

3  Break  oft  the  yoke  of  inbred  sin, 

And  fully  set  my  spirit  free; 
I  cannot  rest  till  pure  within, 
Till  I  am  wholly  lost  in  thee. 

4  Fain  would  I  learn  of  thee,  my  God, 

Thy  light  and  easy  burden  prove, 
The  cross,  all  stain 'd  with  hallo  w'd  blood, 
The  labour  of  thy  dying  love. 

n   1  would;  but  thou  must  give  the  power; 
My  heart  from  every  sin  release; 
Bring  near,  bring  near  the  joyful  hour, 
And  fill  me  with  thy  perfect  peace. 

6  Come,  Lord,  the  drooping  sinner  cheer, 
Nor  let  thy  chariot  wheels  delay; 
Appear  in  my  poor  heart,  appear; 
My  God,  my  Saviour,  come  away! 

4ZJ.         Aspirations  of  the  Soul  after  Go(*. 

1  ]Vf  Y  Lord!  in  whose  presence  I  live, 
-*-*-*-  Whose  favour  alone  1  desire; 
To  whom  all  the  hopes  I  conceive, 

With  ardent  devotion  aspire; 
How  pleasant  is  all  that  I  meet! 

From  fear  of  adversity  free. 
I  find  even  sorrow  made  sweet, 

Because  'tis  assigned  me  by  thee. 

2  Transported  I  see  thee  display 

Thy  riches  and  glory  divine; 
I  have  only  my  life  to  repay, 
To  thee  this  best  gift  I  resign, 
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426  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

Thy  will  is  the  treasure  I  seek, 
For  thou  art  as  faithful  as  strong; 

There  let  me,  obedient  and  meek, 
Repose  myself  all  the  day  long, 

3  My  spirit  and  faculties  fail; 

0  finish  what  grace  has  begun! 
Destroy  what  is  sinful  and  frail, 

And  dwell  in  the  soul  thou  hast  won ! 
Dear  theme  of  my  wonder  and  praise, 

1  cry,  Mho  is  worthy  as  Thou! 
I  can  only  be  silent  and  gaze; 

'Tis  all  that  Li  left  to  me  now. 

4  Oh  glory,  in  which  I  am  lost, 

Too  deep  for  the  plummet  of  thought! 
On  an  ocean  of  Deity  toss'd, 

I'm    swallow 'd,  I  sink  into  naught. 
Yet  lost  and  absorb  d  as  I  seem, 

I  chant  to  the  praise  of  my  King; 
And  though  overwhelm 'd  by  the  theme, 

Am  happy  whenever  1  sing. 

*c%c  (335.)       L.   M. 

Lh  L  O .     Prayer  for  spiritual  minddd/iess. 

1  TVfY  God!  permit  me  not  to  be 
-^"-*-  A  stranger  to  myself  and  thee; 
Amidst  a  thousand  thoughts  I  rove, 
Forgetful  of  my  highest  love. 

2  Why  should  my  passions  mix  with  earth, 
And*  thus  debase  my  heav'aly  birth? 
Why  should  I  cleave  to  things  below, 
And  let  my  God,  my  Father,  go? 

3  Call  m2  away  from  flesh  and  sense* 
Thy  gracious  word  tan  draw  me  thence. 
I  would  obey  the  voice  divine, 

And  all  inferior  joys  resign. 

4  Be  earth,  with  all  her  cares,  withdrawn; 

Let  noise  and  vanitv  be  gone; 
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In  scent  silence  of  the  mind, 

My  heav'n,  and  there  ray  God,  I  find. 

to~  (336.)      1>  M. 

4  —  /  .         Retirement  and  meditation. 

1   FlETURN",  ray  roving  heart,  return, 

-*•*'  And  chase  those  shadowy  forms  no  morej 
Seek,  out  some  solitude  to  mourn, 
And  thy  '.'  1  implore. 

C  Wisdom  and  pleasure  dwell  at  home; 
Retir'd  and  silent  seek  them  there: 
This  is  the  way  to  ofercome, 

The  way  to  break  the  tempter's  snare. 

5  And  thou,  my  God,  whose  piercing  eye 

Distinct  surveys  each  deep  recess, 
In  tin--  I  hours  draw  nigh, 

And  with  Ihy  presence  fill  the  place. 

4  Through  all  the  mazes  of  my  heart, 

My  search  letbeav'nly  wisdom  guide} 
Aud  still  its  radiant  beams  impart, 
Till  all  be  searched  an  1  purified. 

5  Then  with  the  visits  of  thy  love 

Vouchsafe  my  inmost  soul  to  cheer; 
Till  ev'ry  grace  shall  join  to  prove, 

That  God  hath  iix'd  his  dwelling  there, 

Ai?n  (318.)       S.    M. 

<±~0.   7'/td  blessedness  of  God's  cldidien. 

1  "jV|"Y  Father!  cheering  name! 
-*■"   O  may  I  call  thee  miiie! 

Give  me  with  humble  hope  to  claim 
A  portion  so  divine. 

2  This  can  my  fears  control, 

And  hid  my  sorrows  fly: 
What  real  harm  can  reach  my  soul 
Beneath  my  Father's  eye ; 

3  Whate'er  thy  will  denies, 
I  calmly  would  resign; 

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429  CHRISTIAN"  EXPERIENCE. 

For  thou  art  just,  and  good,  and  wise: 
O  bend  my  wiH  to  thine ! 

4  Whatever  thy  will  ordains, 
O  give  me  strength  to  bear; 

Still  let  me  know,  a  Father  reigns, 
And  trust  a  Father's  care. 

5  If  anguish  rend  this  frame, 
And  life  almost  depart: 

Is  not  thy  mercy  still  the  same, 
To  cheer  my  drooping  heart? 

6  Thy  ways  are  little  known 
To  my  weak  erring  sight; 

Yet  shall  my  soul,  believing,  own, 
That  all  thy  ways  are  right. 

7  My  Father!  blissful  name! 
Beyond  expression  dear: 

If  thou  admit  my  humble  claim, 
Ibid  adieu  to  fear. 

'*  — ^ 'Resignation;  or,  my  Times  arc  m  thy  Hand 

1  SOVEREIGN  Ru'erof  the  skies, 
^  Ever  gracious,  ever  wise! 

All  my  times  are  in  thy  hand, 
All  events  at  thy  command. 

2  Thou  didst  form  me  in  the  womb, 
Thou  wilt  guide  me  to  the  tomb; 
All  my  times  shall  ever  be 
Order'd  by  thy  wise  decree: 

3  Times  of  sickness,  times  of  health; 
Time3  of  penury  and  wealth; 
Times  of  trial  and  of  grief; 
Times  of  triumph  and  relief: 

4  Times  temptation's  power  to  prove, 
Times  to  taste  a  Saviour's  love; 
All  is  fix'd — the  means  and  end, 

As  shall  please  my  heavenly  Friend. 
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.%  Plagues  and  deaths  around  me  By? 
Till  he  bids  I  oannoi 
Not  m  sins:  liit, 

Till  the  God  bf  l(  i 

,  [ask)     L.  M, 

4  JJ. 

1  II'  I EEREPORE  should  man,  frail  child  of  clap 

'  '    Who,  iVom  the  cradle  to  the  shroud, 
Lives  but  the  insect  of  a  day, — 

0  why  should  mortal  man  be  proud? 

2  His  brightest  visions  just  appear, 

Then  vanish,  a. id  no  more  are  found: 
The  stateliest  [>i 3  -  his  pride  can  rear, 
A  breath  may  level  with  the  ground. 

5  By  doubts  perplex'd,  in  error  lost, 

With  trembling  step  lie  seeks  his  way.* 
It  )w  vain  of  wisdom's  gift  the  boast! 
Of  reason's  lamp  how  faint  the  ray  ! 

4  Follies  and  crimes,  a  countless  sum, 

Are  crowded  in  life's  little  s 
How  ill,  alas,  does  pride  become 
That  erring,  guilty  creature,  man! 

5  God  of  my  life!  Father  divine! 

Give  me  a  meek  and  lowly  mind; 
In  modest  worth  G  let  me  shine, 
And  peace  in  humble  virtue  find. 

i~1  ( 3 10. )      C.  M. 

4.)  I .  Fruits  of  love.  1  Cor.  13. 

1  T  ET  Pharisees  of  high  esteem 
■*-*  Their  faith  and  zeal  declare: 
All  their  religion  is  a  dream, 

If  love  be  wanting  th<  i 

2  Love  suffers  long  with  patient  eye, 

Nor  is  provok'd  in  haste; 
She  lets  the  present  inj'ry  die, 
And  long  forgets  the  i 

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432  CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

3  Malice  and  rage,  those  fires  of  hell, 

She  quenches  with  her  tongue; 
Hopes  and  believes  and  thinks  no  ill, 
Tho"  she  endures  the  wrong. 

4  She  ne?er  desires  nor  seeks  to  know 

The  scandals  of  the  time; 
Nor  looks  with  pride  on  those  below, 
Nor  envies  those  that  climb. 

5  She  lays  her  own  advantage  by, 

To  seek  h^r  neighbour's  good. 
So  God:s  own  Son  came  down  to  die, 
And  save  us  by  his  blood. 

6  Love  is  the  grace  that  keeps  her  pow'r 

In  all  the  realms  above; 
There  faith  and  hope  are  known  no  more, 
But  saints  for  ever  love. 

.„9  (352.)       S.  M. 

4  *)*-•  Love  to  the  brethren, 

1  "OLEST  be  the  tie,  that  binds 
*-*  Our  hearts  in  Christian  love! 
The  fellowship  of  kindred  minds 

Is  like  to  that  above. 

2  Before  our  Father's  throne, 
"We  pour  our  ardent  pray'rs: 

Our  fears,  our  hopes,  our  aims  are  one 
Our  comforts  and  our  cares, 

3  "We  share  our  mutual  woes, 
Our  mutual  burdens  hear; 

And  often  for  each  other  flows 
The  sympathizing  tear. 

4  "When  we  asunder  part, 
It  gives  us  inward  pain: 

But  we  shall  still  be  join'd  in  heart, 
And  hope  to  meet  again. 

5  From  sorrow,  toil,  and  pain, 
Aud  sin,  we  shall  be  freej 

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And  peru  •     and  friendship  reigU 

Through  ail  eternity. 

.r...  (354.)      L.  M. 

*«}*}•  The  saint. 

1  TJOW  blest  the  sacred  tie,  that  binds 
*-*-  In  union  sweet,  according  minds! 

How  swift  the  heav'nly  course  they  run, 
Whose  hearts,  whose  faith,  whose  hopes  arc  one! 

2  To  each,  the  soul  of  each  how  dear! 
What  watchful  love,  what  holy  fear! 
How  doth  the  w  ithin 
itefine  from  earth  <Vom  sin! 

;]    fh .  ..  low 

For  i  .voi 

Theii  anient  pray "io  together  "rise, 
Like  mingling  flames  iu  sacrifice. 

-   Together  both  they  seek  the  place, 
■  God  reveals  his  awful  face; 
How  high,  how  strong,  their  raptures  s 
There's  none  but  kindred  souls  can  tell 
Nor  shall  the  glowing  flame  expire 
'Midst  nature's  drooping  sick'ning  fire: 
Soon  shall  they  meet  in  realms  above, 
A  heav'n  of  joy,  because  of  love. 

i%A  (357.)       S.  M. 

Id*'  JJro  therly  lave, 

T  O,  what  a  pleasing  sight 

*^  Are  brethren  that  agreo! 

v  blest  are  all,  whose  hearts  unit* 
in  bonds  of  piety! 

£      From  those  celestial  springs, 
Such  streams  of  comfort  flow 
As  no  increase  of  riches  brings, 
Nor  honours  can  bestow. 

S      All  in  theii  stations  move, 
And  each  performs  hi  9  part, 

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In  all  the  cares  oflife  and  love. 
With  sympathizing  heart. 

4  Form'd  for  the  purest  joys, 
By  one  desire  possest, 

One  aim  the  zeal  of  all  employs. 
To  make  each  other  blest. 

5  No  bliss  can  equal  theirs, 
Where  such  affections  meet; 

While  praise  devout,  and  mingled  prayYt 
Make  their  communion  sweet. 

6  Tis  the  same  pleasure  fills 
The  breast  in  worlds  above; 

Where  joy  like  morning-dew  distils, 
And  all  the  #ir  is  love. 

ior  C.    M. 

*±OU,  Subimssion.     Heb.  xii.  7. 

1  TYEAR  Lord,  my  best  desires  fulfil, 
-*- "  And  help  me  to  resign 

Life,  health,  and  comfort,  to  thy  will, 
And  make  thy  pleasure  mine. 

2  Why  should  I  shrink  at  thy  comraaid, 

WTiose  love  forbids  my  fears? 
Or  tremble  at  the  gracious  hand, 
That  wipes  away  my  tears? 

A  No — let  me  rather  freely  yield 
What  most  I  prize  to  thee, 
Who  never  hast  a  good  withheLd, 
Nor  wilt  withhold,  from  me. 

4  T  ny  favour,  all  my  journey  through. 

Thou  art  engag'd  to  grant: 
What  else  I  want,  or  think  I  do, 
Tis  better  still  to  want. 

5  Wisdom  and  mercy  guide  ray  vrsr: 

Shall  I  resist  them  both? 
A  poor  blind  creature  of  a  day, 
And  crush'd  before  the  moth? 
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CHRISTIAN     EXPERIENCE.     436,  437 

6  But  all!  my  inmost  spirit  cries, 
Still  bind  me  to  thy  sway; 
Else  the  next  cloud  that  veils  my  skies 
Drives  all  these  thoughts  away. 

1V  (281.)      L.  M. 

^  J  O  •  Love  the  chief  of  gt -ac  es. 

1  TT  AD  I  the  tongues  of  Greeks  and  Jews, 
-"-  And  nobler  speech  than  angels  use; 
If  love  be  absent,  I  am  found, 

Like  tinkling  brass,  an  empty  sound. 

2  Were  I  inspired  to  preach  and  tell 
All  that  is  done  in  heav'n  and  hell, 
Or  could  my  faith  the  world  remove, 
Still  I  am  nothing  without  love. 

3  Should  I  distribute  all  my  store, 
To  feed  the  bowels  of  the  poor; 
Or  give  my  body  to  the  flame, 
To  gain  a  martyr's  glorious  name: 

4  [f  love  to  God,  and  love  to  men 
Be  absent,  all  my  hopes  are  vain; 
Nor  tongues,  nor  gifts,  nor  fiery  zeal 
The  work  of  love  can  e'er  fulfil. 

,~7  (213.)       C.  M. 

4  <J>  /  .  Prayer  for  divine  guidance* 

1  /~)GODof  Jacob,  by  whose  hand 
"   Thy  people  still  are  hd; 
Wlio,  through  this  weary  pilgrimage, 

Hast  all  our  fathers  led! 

2  To  thee  our  humble  vows  we  raise, 

To  thee  address  our  prayer; 
And  in  thy  kind  and  faithful  breast 
Deposit  all  our  t 

3  Through  each  perplexing  path  of  life 

Our  wand'ring  footsteps  guide; 
Give  us  by  day  our  daily  bread, 
And  raiment  tit  provide. 

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i  O!  spread  thy  cov'ring  wings  around, 
Till  all  our  wand 'rings  cease; 
And  at  our  fathers'  lov'd  abode 
Oar  souls  arrive  in  peace! 

5  To  thee,  as  to  our  cov'nant  God, 
AVe'll  our  whole  selves  resign; 
And  thankful  own,  that  all  we  are, 
And  all  we  have,  is  thine. 

,~R  (313.)       C.  M. 

1  O  O.   y/i£  importance  and  influence  oflorvt* 

1  TTAPPY  the  heart,  where  graces  reign, 
-"-  Where  love  Inspires  the  breast: 
Love  is  the  brightest  of  the  train, 

And  strengthens  all  the  rest. 

2  Knowledge,  alas!  'tis  all  in  vain, 

And  all  In  vain  our  fear: 
Our  stubborn  sins  will  fight  and  reign, 
If  love  be  absent  there. 

3  Tis  love,  that  makes  our  cheerful  feet 

In  swift  obedience  move. 
The  devils  know,  and  tremble  too; 
But  devils  do  not  love. 

4  This  is  the  grace,  that  lives  and  sings, 

When  faith  and  hope  shall  cease. 
Tis  this  shall  strike  our  joyful  strings 
In  the  sweet  realms  of  bliss. 

Q  (292.)       S.   M. 

4JJ.  Watchfulness. 

1  "VTE  servants  of  the  Lord, 

*    Each  in  his  office  wait. 
Observant  of  his  heav'nly  word, 
And  watchful  at  his  gale, 

2  Let  all  your  lamps  be  bright, 
And  trim  the  golden  flame, 

Gird  up  your  loins,  as  in  his  sight, 
For  aw  ful  is  his  name. 
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CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE.  440 

I       Watch!  'tis  your  Lord's  command, 
And  while  we  speak,  lie's  near. 
Mark  the  first  signal  of  his  hand, 
And  ready  all  appear. 

O  happy  servant  lie, 
In  such  a  posture  found! 
He  shall  his  Lord  with  rapture  see, 
And  be  with  honour  crown'd. 


4*lvJ.  Jacob's  -wrestling  iiitU  God.  Gen. 
xxxii.   2G. 

1  T  ORD,  I  cannot  let  thee  go, 
■"  Till  a  blessing  thou  bestow; 
Do  not  turn  away  thy  face, 
Mine's  an  urgent,  pressing  case* 

2  Dost  thou  ask  me,  who  I  am? 

Ah!  my  Lord,  thou  know'st  my  nwius* 
Yet  the  question  gives  a  plea, 
To  support  my  suit  with  thee! 

S  Thou  didst  once  a  wretch  behold, 
In  rebellion  blindly  bold; 
Scorn  thy  grace — thy  pow'r  defy- 
That  poor  rebel,  Lord,  was  I. 

4  Once  a  sinner  near  despair 
Sought  thy  mercy-seat  by  pray'r; 
Mercy  heard  and  set  him  free, 
Lord,  that  mercy  came  to  me. 

5  Many  days  have  past  since  then, 
Many  changes  I  have  seen; 

Yet  have  been  upheld  till  now; 
Who  could  hold  me  up  but  thou? 

6  Thou  hast  help'd  in  ev'ry  need— 
This  emboldens  me  to  plead; 
After  so  much  mercy  past, 
Canst  thou  let  mc  sink  at  last? 

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*41  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

~  No — I  must  maintain  my  bold — 
5Tis  thy  goodness  makes  me  bold; 
1  can  no  denial  take, 
When  I  plead  for  Jesus'  sake. 

441.  ^M. 

1  HEATHER,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
-°-   One  in  Three,  and  Three  in  One, 
As  by  the  celestial  host, 

Let  thy  will  on  earth  be  done: 
Praise  by  all  to  theejje  given, 
Glorious  Lord  of  earth  and  heaven. 

2  If  so  poor  a  worm  as  I 

May  to  thy  great  glory  live, 
All  my  actions  sanctify, 

All  my  words  arid  thoughts  receive. 
Claim  me,  for  thy  service  claim, 
All  I  have,  and  all  I  am. 

3  Take  my  soul  and  body's  powers! 

Take  my  mem'ry,  mind,  and  will, 
All  mv  sroods  and  all  my  hours, 

All  I  know  and  all  1  feel: 
All  I  think,  or  speak,  or  do; 
Take  my  heart;  but  make  it  neTv  f 

4  Now,  O  God,  thine  own  I  am: 

Xow  I  give  thee  back  thine  own; 
Freedom,  friends,  and  health,  and  famefi 

Consecrate  to  thee  alone: 
Thine  I  live,  thrice  happy  I; 
Happier  still  if  thine  1  die. 

5  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 

One  m  Three,  and  Three  in  One, 
As  by  the  celestial  host, 

Let  thy  will  en  earth  be  done : 
Praise  by  all  to  thee  be  given, 
Glorious  Lord  of  earth  and  heaves. 
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CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE.     44c2,  443 

7.   TilE  CHRISTIAN    I. IFF,  FIGURATIVELY   DESCRIBED 
AS  TAKING   UP    HIE  CROSS. 

*  4:  — .  j\fyt  ashamed  of  Christ. 

1     TESTS !  and  shall  it  ever  be, 
•^    A  mortal  man  asham'd  of  thee! 
Ashamed  of  thee,  whom  angels  praise, 
Whose  glories  shine  through  endless  days! 

1  Asham'd  of  Jesui  !  so  user  tar 
Let  evening  blash  to  own  a  stir; 
lie  sheds  the  beams  of  light  divine 
O'er. this  benighted  soul  of  mine. 

3  Asham'd  of  Jesus!  just  as  soon 
Let  midnight  be  asham'd  of  noon: 
'Tis  midnight  with  my  soul,  till  lie, 
Bright  Morning  Star!  bid  darkness  flee. 

4  Asham'd  of  Jesus!  that  dear  friend 
On  whom  my  hopes  of  heaven  depend! 
No;  when  1  blush — be  this  my  shame, 
That  I  no  more  revere  his  name. 

5  Asham'd  of  Jesus!  yes,  I  may, 
When  I've  no  guilt  to  wash  away, 
No  tear  to  wipe*  no  good  to  crave, 
No  fears  to  quell,  no  soul  to  save. 

€  Till  then — nor  is  my  boasting  vain — 
Till  then  1  boast  a  Saviour  slain! 
And  O,  may  this  my  glory  be, 
That  Christ  is  not  asham'd  of  me!  * 

A  1  4  ?'   M< 

'I1«J«  )l  o-hl  renounced. 

I   rpELL  me  no  more  ol  earthly  toys, 
-■-    Of  sinful  mirth  and  carnal  joys, 

(The  things  1  lov'd  before:) 
Let  me  but  view  my  Saviour's  &ec| 
And  feel  his  animating  grace, 
And  I  desire  no  more. 
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444  CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

lZ  Tell  me  no  more  of  praise  and  wealth. 
Of  careless  ease  and  blooming  health, 

For  they  have  all  their  snares: 
Let  me  but  know  my  sins  forgiv'n, 
And  see  my  name  cnrolPd  in  heaven, 
And  I  am  free  from  cares. 

3  Tell  me  no  more  of  lofty  tovv'rs, 
Delightful  gardens,  fragrant  bow 'rs, 

For  these  are  trifling  things; 
The  little  room  for  me  design'd, 
Will  suit  as  well  my  easy  mind, 

As  palaces  of  kings. 
1  Tell  me  no  more  of  crowding  guests, 
Of  gaudy  dress,  and  sumptuous  feasts, 

Extravagance  and  waste: 
My  little  table,  only  spread 
With  wholesome  herbs  and  wholesome  bread. 

Will  better  suit  my  taste. 

5  Give  me  a  bible  in  my  hand, 
A  heart  to  read  and  understand, 

This  sure,  unerring  word; 
I'd  urge  no  company  to  stay, 
But  sit  alone  from  dayr  to  day, 
And  converse  with  the  Lord. 

444.  IVdcoini ng  tlie  C ro88. 

1  'HP  IS  my  happiness  below, 

-*-    Not  to  live  Avithout  the  cross; 
But  the  Saviour's  power  to  know 

Sanctifying  every  loss: 
Trials  must  and  will  befall; 

But— with  humble  faith  to  see 
Lo»ve  inscribe!  upon  them  all — 

This  is  happiness  to  me. 

2  God,  in  Israel,  sows  the  seeds 

Of  affliction,  pain,  and  toil: 
These  spring  up,  and  choke  the  weeds 
Which  would  else  o'erspread  the  soii;  - 
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CHRISTIAN     EXPERIENCE.  445 

Trials  make  the  promise  sweet; 

Trials  give  new  life  to  pray'r; 
Trials  bring  me  to  his  feet, — 

Lav  me  low,  and  keep  me  there. 

5  Did  I  meet  no  trials  here — 

No  chastisement  by  the  way — ■ 
Might  I  not,  with  reason,  fear 

I  should  prove  a  cast-away  ? 
Hastards  may  escape  the  rod, 

Sunk  in  earthly  vain  delight; 
But  the  true-born  child  of  God 

Must  not, — would  not,  if  he  might. 

AAt  L.  M. 

44*J.       Prayer  aiurwered  by  Crosses. 

1  I"  ASK'I)  the  I^ord  that  1  might  grow 
■-  In  faith,  and  love,  and  every  grace, 
Alight  more  of  his  salvation  know, 

And  seek,  more  earnestly,  his  face. 

2  Twas  he  who  taught  me  thus  to  pray, 

And  he,  I  trust,  has  answer'd  prayer; 
jlut  it  has  been  in  such  a  way 
As  almost  drove  me  to  despair. 

3  I  hop'd  that  in  some  favourM  hour 

At  once  he'd  answer  my  request, 

And  by  his  love's  constraining  power 

Subdue  my  sins  and  give  n»c  rest: 

4  Instead  of  this  he  made  me  feel 

The  bidden  evils  of  my  h  art, 

And  let  the  angry;  powers  of  hell 

Assault  my  soul  in  every  part. 

5  Yea,  more,  with  his  own  hand  he  seem'd 

Intent  to  aggravate  my  wo, 
Cross'd  all  the  fair  designs  I  schem'd, 
Blasted  my  gourds,  and  laid  me  low. 

f»  "Lord,  why  is  this  >"  I  trembling  cry'd* 
"Wilt  thou  pursue  thy  worm  *o  death' 

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446,   447     CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

"  *Tis  in  this  way,"  the  Lord  replied, 
c<  1  answer  prayer  few  grace  and  faith! 

7  "These  inward  trials  1  employ, 

Vv  >m  self  and  pride  to  set  thee  free: 
And  break,  thy  schemes  of  earthly  joy, 
That  thou  may'st  seek  thy  all  in  me.' 

'4  40.  Christian  holiness. 

1  QJO  let  our  lips  and  lives  express 
^   The  holy  gospel  we  profess; 
So  let  our  works  and  virtues  shine, 
To  prove  the  doctrine  all  divine! 

2  Thus  shall  we  best  proclaim  abroad 
The  honours  of  our  Saviour  God, 
When  the  salvation  reigns  within, 
And  grace  subdues  the  pow'r  of  sin. 

3  Our  flesh  and  sense  must  be  deny'd, 
Passion  and  envy,  lust  and  pride; 
Whilst  justice,  temp'rance,  truth,  and  love 
Our  inward  piety  approve. 

4  Religion  bears  our  spirits  up, 
Whilst  we  expect  that  blessed  hope, 
The  bright  appearance  of  the  I,ord, 
And  faith  stands  leaning  on  his  word. 

A    FILG1U3IAGE, 

~  L.  M. 

4  4  /  .  <<  F0r  j,ere  have  tve  no  connnuinz  City,  but 
ice  seek  one  to  come."     lleb.  xiii.   14. 
|7E'VE  no  abiding  city  here," 

This  may  distress  the  -worldly  mind; 
But  should  not  cost  a  saint  a  tear, 
Who  hopes  a  better  rest  to  find. 

"  We've  no  abiding  city  here," 

Sad  truth  were  tikis  to  be  our  home  ; 

But  let  this  thought  our  spirits  cheer, 
**  We  seek  a  citv  vet  to  come." 
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L'lUUSTI.-W    EXPERIENCE.  448 

3  "  We've  no  abiding  city  here," 

Then  let  nslive  :;>  pilgrims  do; 
Let  not  the  world  our  rest  appear; 

lint  let  us  haste  from  all  below. 

4  "  We've  no  abiding  city  here," 

We  seek  a  city  out  of  sight: 
Zion  it's  name, — the  Lord  is  there, 
It  shines  with  everlasting  light. 

5  O !  sweet  abode  of  peace  and  love, 

Where  pilgrims  freed  from  toil  are  blest! 
Had  I  the  pinions  of  the  dove, 
I'd  flee  to  thee,  and  be  at  rest. 

6  But  hush,  my  soul,  nor  dare  repine! 

The  time  my  God  appoints  is  best: 
While  here,  to  do  his  will  be  mine; 
And  his  to  fix  my  time  of  rest. 

448 

1 

•pi 

And  mourn  to  think  that  I  should  be 
So  distant  from  the  place  I  love. 

2  "  An  exile  here,  and  far  from  home, 

For  Zion's  sacred  walls  I  sigh, 

Thither  the  ransom'd  nations  come, 

And  see  the  Saviour  eye  to  eye. 

S  "  While  here  I  walk  on  hostile  ground, 
The  few  that  1  can  call  my  friends, 
Are  like  myself,  with  fetters  bound, 
And  weariness  our  steps  attends. 

4  "  But  yet  we  shall  behold  the  day 

When  Zion's  children  shall  return^ 
Our  sorrows  then  shall  flee  away, 
And  we  shall  never,  never  mourn. 

5  "  The  hope  that  such  a  day  w  ill  come, 

Makes  even  the   exile's  portion  sweet; 
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Longing  for  oar  heavenly  home. 
f\  ZIOX,  when  I  think  of  thee. 

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449,   450    CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE 

Though  now  we  wander  far  from  home, 
In  Zion  soon  we  all  shall  meet. " 

iACk  L-  M- 

44.J.  Following  Christ. 

1  TESUS,  my  all,  to  heaven  is  gone, 
**    He  whom  I  plac'd  my  hopes  upon; 
His  track  I  see — and  I'M  pursue 

The  narrow  way,  till  him  1  view. 

2  The  way  the  holy  Prophets  went, 
The  road  that  leads  from  Danishment; 
The  King's  highway  of  holiness 

I'll  go;  for  all  his  paths  are  peace. 

S  This  is  the  way  I  long  have  sought, 
And  mourn'd  because  I  found  it  not; 
My  grief,  my  burthen,  long  has  been, 
Because  I  could  not  cease  from  sin. 

4  The  more  I  strove  against  its  power, 
I  sinn'd  and  stumbled  but  the  more: 

Till  late  I  heard  my  Saviour  say, 
"  Come  hither,  soul,  for  I'm  the  way.*' 

5  Lo,  glad  I  come,  and  thou,  dear  Lamb, 
Shalt  take  me  to  thee  as  I  am: 
Nothing  but  sin  I  thee  can  give, 
Nothing  but  love  do  I  receive. 

6  I'll  tell  to  all  poor  sinners  round, 
What  a  dear  Saviour  I  have  found; 
I'll  point  to  thy  redeeming  blood, 
And  say,  "  Behold  the  way  to  God." 

irci  L-   M- 

4JU.  The  narrow  Way. 

1  171/' HAT  thousands  never  knew  the  roa<S 

*  *    "What  thousands  hate  it  when   tis  k&    ♦«! 
None  but  the  upright  and  sincere, 
\\  ill  seek  or  choose  it  for  their  own. 

2  A  thousand  ways  in  ruin  end, 

One  onlv  leads  to  joys  on  high; 

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CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE.  451 

My  that  my  willing  steps  ascend, 
Pleas'tl  with  a  journey  to  the  sky. 

3  No  more  I  ask  or  hope  to  find 

Delight  or  happiness  below; 
Sorrow  may  well  possess  the  mind 
That  feeds  where  thorns  and  thistles  grow. 

4  The  joy  that  fades  is  not  for  me, 

I  seek  immortal  joys  above; 
There  glory  without  end  shall  be 
The  bright  reward  of  faith  and  love. 

5  Cleave  to  the  world,  ye  sordid  worms, 

Contented  lick  your  native  dust; 
Uut  God  shall  fight  with  all  his  storms, 
Against  the  idol  of  your  trust. 

1  r  i  P.  M. 

±Ul.   q*]ie  Christian  Pilgrim  seeking  a  fatter 

Cowiti'ij.     lleb.  xi.  13 — 16.  xiii.  14. 
k   TTOW  happy  is  the  pilgrim's  lot, 

-"■  How  free*  from  every  anxious  thought, 

From  worldly  hope  and  fear! 
Confin'd  to  neither  court  nor  cell, 
His  soul  disdains  on  earth  to  dwell, 
He  only  sojourns  here. 

2  Though  I  no  foot  of  land  possess, 
Nor  cottage  in  this  wilderness, 

A  poor  way-faring  man, 
I  lodge  a  while  in  tents  below, 
Or  gladly  wander  to  and  fro, 

Till  I  my  Canaan  gain. 

3  Nothing  on  earth  I  call  my  own; 
A  stranger  to  the  world  unknown, 

1  all  their  goods  despise: 
I  trample  on  their  whole  delight, 
And  seek  a  city  out  of  sight, 

A  city  in  the  skies. 

4  There  is  my  house  and  portion  fair, 
My  treasure,  and  my  heirt  are  there, 

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452  CHRISTIAN*  EXPERIENCE. 

And  my  abiding  home; 
For  me  my  elder  brethren  stay, 
And  angels  beckon  me  away," 

And  Jesus  bids  me  come! 

5  1  come,  thy  servant,  Lord,  replies, 

I  come,  to  meet  thee  in  the  skies, 

And  claim  my  heavenly  rest! 
Now  let  the  pilgrim's  journey  end, 
Now,  O  my  Saviour,  brother,  friend, 
Receive  me  to  thy  breast  I 

40--.  Grateful  recollecUm  on  tlie  journey  of  hft 

1  p  OME,  thou  fount  of  every  blessing, 
^  Tune  my  heart  to  sing  thy  graced 
Streams  of  mercy  never  ceasing 

Call  for  songs  of  loudest  praise: 
Teach  me  some  melodious  sonnet, 

Sung  by  flaming  tongues  above: 
Praise  the  mount — O  fix  me  on  it, 

Mount  of  God's  unchanging  love. 

2  Here  I  raise  my  Ebenezer, 

Hither  by  thy  help  I'm  come: 
And  I  hope,  by  thy  good  pleasure, 

Safely  to  arrive  at  home: 
Jesus  sought  me  when  a  stranger, 

Wandering  from  the  fold  of  God; 
He,  to  save  my  soul  from  danger, 

Interpos'd  his  precious  blood. 

S  O !  to  grace  how  great  a  debtor 
Daily  I'm  constraint!  to  be! 
Let  that  grace,  Lord,  like  a  fetter, 

Bind  my  wandering  heart  to  thee! 
Prone  to  wander,  Lord,  I  feel  it; 

Prone  to  leave  the  God  1  love — 
Here's  my  heart,  Lord,  take  and  seal  iy- 
Seal  it  from  £hy  courts  above. 
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CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE.     453,  454 

,  I\  M. 

"  "J* Rejoicing  in  Hope.     Isaiah  xxxv.  10.  Luke 
xii.   321 

1  piIILDREX  of  the  heavenly  King, 
^-/  As  ye  journey,  sweetly  sing; 
Sing  your  Saviour's  worthy  praise, 
Glorious  in  his  works  and  ways. 

2  Ye  are  traveling  home  to  God, 
In  the  way  the  fathers  trod  ; 
They  are  happy  now,  and  ye 
Soon  their  happiness  shall  see. 

3  O,  ye  banish 'd  seed,  be  glad! 
Christ  our  advocate  is  made; 
Us  to  save,  our  flesh  assumes— 
Brother  to  our  souls  becomes. 

4  Shout,  ye  little  flock,  and  blest, 
You  on  Jesus'  throne  shall  rest* 
There  your  seat  is  now  prepar'd— - 
There  your  kingdom  and  reward. 

5  Fear  not,  brethren — joyful  stand 
On  the  borders  of  your  land; 
Jesus  Christ,  your  Father's  Son, 
Bids  you  undismayed  go  on. 

6  Lord,  submissive  make  us  go, 
Gladly  leaving  all  below; 
Only  thou  our  leader  be, 
And  we  still  will  follow  thee* 

454.  (290-)     C.M. 

1  /"\UR  country  is  Immanuel's  ground; 
^*  "We  seek  that  promis'd  soil: 

The  songs  of  Zion  cheer  our  heart* 
AVliile  strangers  here  we  toil. 

2  Oft  do  our  eyes  with  joy  o'erflow, 

And  oft  are  bath'd  in  tears: 
Yet  naught  but  heav'n  our  hopes  can  raise* 
And  naught  but  sin   our  fears. 

Jll  20 


455  CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

3  The  flow'rs,  that  spring  along  the  road, 

We  scarcely  stoop  to  pluck; 

We  walk  o'er  beds  of  shining  ore, 

Nor  waste  one  anxious  look. 

4  W"e  tread  the  path  our  Master  trod; 

We  hear  the  cross  he  bore; 
And  ev'ry  thorn,  that  wounds  our  feet. 
His  temples  pi  ere 'd  before. 

5  Our  pow'rs  are  oft  dissolved  away 

In  ecstasies  of  love; 
And,  while  our  bodies  wander  here, 
Our  souls  are  fix'd  above. 

6  We  purge  our  mortal  dross  aAvay, 

Refining  as  we  run; 
But,  while  we  die  to  earth  and  sense, 
Our  heav'n  is  here  begun. 

400.    Christ  a  Guide  through  Death  to  Ghrt^ 

1  f^  UIDE  me,  O  thou  great  Jehovah! 
^■*  Pilgrim  through  this  barren  land; 
I  am  weak,  but  thou  art  mighty, 

Hold  me  with  thy  powerful  hand: 
Bread  of  heaven, 
Feed  me  till  I  want  no  more. 

2  Open  thou  the  crystal  fountain, 

Whence  the  healing  streams  do  flow, 
Let  the  fiery,  cloudy  pillar, 

Lead  me  all  my  journey  through.: 
Strong  Deliverer, 
Be  thou  still  my  strength  and  shield. 

3  When  1  tread  the  verge  of  Jordan, 

Bid  my  anxious  fears  subside; 
Death  of  deaths,  and  hell's  Destruction, 

Land  me  safe  on  Canaan's  side: 
Songs  of  praises 
I  will  ever  give  to  Thee. 
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CHRISTIAN  i::;;  iniENCE.  4.56 

400.     The  christian  pilgrim'*  evening  idc. 

1  [HHIIE  sun  is  fast  descending 

-*-    His  circuit  from  on  high; 
The  shades  of  eve  are  blending 

With  yonder  distant  sky; 
Soon  will  the  landscape  vanish, 
And  sable  darkness  banish 

These  scenes  from  mortal  eye.] 

2  Tims  too  our  days  are  ending, 

The  race  will  soon  be  run, 
Our  sun  is  fast  descending; 

Our  work  is  almost  done. 
Soon  will  our  Master  greet  us, 
And  heav'nly  legions  meet  us 

To  waft  us  to  our  home. 

&  Then  pilgrims!  come,  delay  not 

On  this  unfriendly  ground, 
And  in  the  desert  say  not, 

That  you  have  Canaan  found. 
The  fiery  piliar  leads  us, 
The  promised  manna  feeds  us, 

But  barren  is  the  ground. 

4  Come  tune  the  harp  to  gladness, 

A  song  of  Ziou  sing; 
Away  wKh  thoughts  of  sadness, 

We'll  praise  our  heav'nly  king. 
Our  trials  and  our  crosses, 
Our  sufferings  and  our  losses, 

But  keep  us  near  to  him. 

5  But  Ziou!  when  we  raise  thee 

A  song  in  distant  lands, 
The  harp  that  fain  would  praise  thee, 

Falls  tuneless  from  our  hands. 
Our  hearts,  distress'd  and  lonely, 
Can  leap  for  gladness  only 

In  thy  dear  happy  land* 

313        '  2F 


457  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 


A  VOYAGE. 

AW  L    M- 

***  *  •  So  he  brrmglit  tJiem  unto  their  desired 

Haven."     Fsalm  cvii.  30. 

1  PT1HE  christian  navigates  a  sea 

-*-    Where  various  forms  of  death  appear? 
Nor  skill,  ;.las!  nor  power  has  he, 

Aright  his  dangerous  course  to  steer, 

2  Sometimes  there  lies  a  treacherous  rock 

Beneath  the  surface  of  the  wave! 
He  strikes,  but  yet  survives  the  shock, 
For  Jesus  is  at  hand  to  save. 

3  But  hark,  the  midnight  tempest  roars! 

He  seems  forsaken  and  alone: 
But  Jesus,  whom  he  then  implores, 
Unseen  preserves  and  leads  him  on. 

4  On  the  smooth  surface  of  the  deep, 

Without  a  fear  he  sometimes  lies: 
The  danger  then  is  lest  he  sleep, 
And  ruin  seize  him  by  surprise. 

5  His  destin'd  land  he  sometimes  sees, 

And  thinks  his  toils  will  soon  be  o'er; 
Expects  some  favourable  breeze 
Will  waft  him  quickly  to  the  shore. 

6  But  sudden  clouds  obstruct  his  view, 

And  he  enjoys  the  sight  no  more; 
Nor  does  he  now  believe  it  true, 
That  he  had  even  seen  the  shore. 

7  Though  fear  his  heart  should  overwhelm, 

He'll  reach  the  port  for  which  he's  boundj 
For  Jesus  holds  and  guides  the  helm, 
And  safetv  is  where  he  is  found. 
314 


CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE.     458,   459 
SCENE  OF  TROUBLES. 

4  Jo.  Jiffiictions  and  death  wider  Providence* 
Job  v.  6—8. 

1 


1   "VTOT  from  the  dust  affliction  ^ovs, 


Xor  troubles  rise  by  chance;  • 
Yet  we  are  born  to  care  and  woes, 
A  sad  inheritance. 

2  As  sparks  break  out  from  burning  coals, 

And  still  are  upwards  borne, 
So  grief  is  rooted  in  our  souls, 
And  man  grows  up  to  mourn. 

3  Yet  with  my  God  I  leave  my  cause, 

And  trust  his  promis'd  grace; 
He  rules  me  by  nis  well-known  laws 
Of  love  and  righteousness. 

4  Not  all  the  pains  that  e'er  I  bore 

Shall  spoil  my  future  peace, 
For  death  and  hell  can  do  no  more 
Than  what  my  Father  please. 

40cJ.  Sanctified  affliction. 

1  X^ATHER!  I  bless  thy  geotie  hand: 
■*•  How  kind  Mas  thy  chastising  rod, 
1  hat  fore'd  my  conscience  to  a  stand, 

And  brought  my  wand'riug  soul  to  God< 

2  Foolish  and  vain  I  went  astray, 

Ere  I  had  felt  thy  scourges,  Lord! 
1  Left  my  guide,  and  lost  my  way; 
Hut  now  1  love  and  keep  thy  word. 

3  'Tis  good  for  me  to  wear  the  yoke, 

For  pride  is  apt  to  rise  and  swell; 
'Tis  good  to  bear  my  Father's  stroke, 
That  I  might  learn  his  statutes  well. 

4  The  Law,  that  issues  from  thy  mouth, 

Shall  raise  m\  cheerful  passions  more 
315' 


460,    461     CHRISTIAN      EXPEKIEXCE. 

Than  all  the  treasures  of  the  south, 
Or  western  hills  of  golden  ore. 

5  Thy  hands  have  made  my  mortal  frame, 

Thy  spirit  formM  my  soul  within: 
Teach  me  to  know  thy  wondrous  name, 
And  guard  me  safe  from  death  and  sin. 

6  Then  all  that  love  and  fear  the  Lord, 

At  my  salvation  shall  rejoice; 
For  I  have  trusted  in  thy  word, 
And  made  thy  grace  my  only  choice. 

4fi0.  &&.)    l.  m. 

1  HHHE  darken 'd  sky,  how  thick  it  low'rs! 

-*•    Troubled  with  storms,  and  big  with  sho  w  Ysj 
No  cheerful  gleam  of  light  appears, 
But  nature  pours  forth  all  her  tears. 

2  Yet  let  the  sons  of  grace  revive: 

God  bids  the  soul,  that  seeks  him,  live; 
And,  from  the  gloomiest  shade  of  night, 
Calls  forth  a  morning  of  delight. 

S  The  seeds  of  ecstasy  unknown 
Are  in  these  water'd  furrows  sown. 
See  the  green  blades,  how  thick  they  rise, 
And  with  fresh  verdure  bless  our  eyes! 

4  In  secret  foldings  they  contain 
UnnumberM  ears  of  golden  grain; 
And  heav'n  shall  pour  its  beams  around, 
Till  the  ripe  harvest  load  the  ground. 

$  Then  shall  the  trembling  mourner  come, 
And  find  his  sheaves  and  bring  them  home; 
The  voice,  long  broke  with  sighs,  shall  sing, 
Till  heav'n  with  hallelujahs  ring. 

A  r  .  G.  M. 

•*  U  I  •         Affliction  sanctified.     Ps.  xlii. 
1     A  FFLICTIOX  is  a  stormy  deep, 
^*-  Where  wave  resounds  to  wavej 
316' 


0HRIST1 A V    E X PE  ill K N  t 

Though  o'er  my  head  the  billows  roll, 
1  know  the  Lord  can  save. 

2  The  hand  that  now  withholds  my  joys 
Can  reinstate  my  | 
And  lie  who  hade  the  tempest  roar, 
Can  bid  that  tempest  cease. 

4  In  the  dark  watches  of  the  night, 

I'll  count  his  mercies  o'er; 
I'll  praise  him  for  ten  thousand  past, 
And  humbly  sue  for  more. 

%  When  darkness  and  when  sorrows  rose 
And  press'd  on  every  side, 
The  Lord  has  still  sustained  my  steps, 
And  still  has  been  my  guide. 

5  Here  will  I  rest,  and  build  my  hopes, 

Nor  murmur  at  his  rod; 
He's  more  than  all  the  world  to  me, 
My  health,  my  life,  my  God! 


A  WARFARE 

C    M 
462.      Holy  Fortitude.'   1  Cor.  xvi.  IS, 

1  \  M  I  a  soldier  of  the  cross, 
-^-*-  A  follower  of  the  Lamb? 
And  shall  I  fear  to  own  his  cause, 

Or  blush  to  speak  his  name.1* 

2  Must  I  be  carried  to  the  skies, 

On  flowery  beds  of  ease? 
While  others  fought  to  win  the  prize, 

And  sail'd  through  bloody  seas! 

9  Are  there  no  foes  for  me  to  face? 
Must  I  not  stem  the  flood? 
Is  this  vile  world  a  friend  to  grace, 
To  help  me  on  to  God? 
017 


462 


463,   464    CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

4  Sure  I  must  fight  if  I  would  reign; 

Increase  my  courage,  Lord! 
I'll  bear  the  toil,  endure  the  pain, 
Supported  by  thy  word. 

5  Thy  saints  in  all  this  glorious  war, 

Shall  conquer  though  they  die; 
They  see  the  triumph  from  afar, 
And  seize  it  with  their  eye. 

6  When  that  illustrious  day  shall  rise, 

And  all  thine  armies  shine 
In  robes  of  victory  through  the  skies, 
The  glory  shall  be  thine ! 

<±u«j.    Conflict  between  sin  and  holtnet*. 

1  YI^HEX  heaven  does  grant  at  certain  times, 

Amidst  a  pow'rful  gale, 

Sweet  liberty  to  moan  my  crimes, 

And  wand'rings  to  bewail— 

2  Then  do  1  dream  my  sinful  brood 

Is  drown 'd  in  the  wide  main 
Of  crystal  tears  and  crimson  blood, 
And  ne'er  will  live  again. 

3  I  get  my  foes  beneath  my  feet, 

I  bruise  the  serpent's  "head; 

1  hope  the  vict'ry  is  complete, 

And  all  my  lusts  are  dead. 

4  But  ah,  alas}  th'  ensuing  hour 

My  passions  rise  and  swell; 
They  rage  and  reinforce  their  pow'r 
With  new  recruits  from  hell. 

AC  A  C*  M- 

404.  Pleading  -with  God  under  aJUctioru 

1  Tl^HY  should  a  living  man  complain 
**    Of  deep  distress  within, 
Since  every  sigh,  and  every  pain. 
Is  but  the  fruit  of  sin? 
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CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE.  465 

2  Xo,  Lord,  I'll  patiently  submit, 
Nor  ever  dure  rebel; 
Yet  sure  I  may,  here  at  thy  feet, 
My  painful  feeling!  tell. 

S  Thou  seest  what  floods  of  sorrow  rise, 
And  beat  upon  my  soul; 
One  trouble  to  another  cries, 
liillows  en  billows  roll. 

4  From  fear  to  hope,  and  hope  to  fear, 

My  shipu  reck'd  soul  is  tost; 
Till  I  am  tempted,  in  despair, 
To  give  up  all  for  lost. 

5  Yet  through  the  stormy  clouds  I'll  look 

Once  more  to  thee,  my  God: 
O  fix  my  feet  upon  a  rock, 
Beyond  the  gaping  flood. 

6  One  look  of  mercy  from  thy  face 

Will  set  my  heart  at  ease; 
One  all-commanding  word  of  grace 
Will  make  the  tempest  cease. 

A    DESEHT. 

4Pr  C.    M. 

400.         The  Desert.     1   Pet  v.  8. 

1  TTTHEX  night  descends  in  sable  guise, 

*     And  spreads  her  gloom  around, 
To  close  the  weary  traveller's  eyes, 
And  rest  him  on  the  ground, 

2  Amidst  the  dreary  desert  wide, 

The  wanderer  faints  to  hear, 
The  wild  alarm  on  every  side, 
Which  speaks  some  danger  near. 

3  So  in  this  wilderness  of  life, 

Whene'er  afflictions  come, 
We  sink,  as  in  a  night  of  grief, 
Far  from  our  sheltering  home. 
319 


466,  467     CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

4  The  tempter's,  like  a  lion's  roar, 

Sounds  through  the  vale  abroad, 
The-,  !:.  and  ever  more 

Depend  upon  our  God. 

5  From  every  other  help  afar, 

And  left  without  a  friend, 
God  is  a  helper  ever  near, 
And  faithful  to  the  end". 


8.    CHRISTIAN'   ASSURANCE   AN'D    CONFIDENCE   TS 
GOD. 

acc  (2610     c-  M- 

400.        7'/ie  confidence  of  the  Christian. 

1  TT'HEX  I  can  read  my  title  clear 

*  *     To  mansions  in  the  skies, 
I  bid  farewell  to  ev'ry  fear, 
And  wipe  my  weeping  eyes. 

2  Should  earth  against  my  soul  engage, 

And  hellish  darts  be  hurl'd: 

Then  I  can  smile  at  Satan's  rage, 

And  face  a  frowning  world. 

3  Let  cares  like  a  wild  deluge  come, 

And  storms  of  sorrow  fall: 
May  I  but  safely  reach  my  home, 
My  God,  my  heav'n,  my  all! 

4  There  shall  I  bathe  my  weary  soul 

In  seas  of  heav'nly  rest; 
And  not  a  wave  of  trouble  roll 
Across  my  peaceful  breast. 

467.  l.  m. 

1   ]GJO\V  do  thy  mercies  close  me  round, 
-"   For  ever  be  thy  name  ador'd; 
I  blush  in  all  things  to  abound; 
The  servant  is  above  his  Lord ! 


2  Inur'd  to  poverty  and  pain, 

A  sufF'rins:  life  my  Master  led: 
320 


/ 


C  H  R I S  r  1  \  N    E  X ! '  V.  R.I  EN  C  E . 

The  Son  of  God,  the  Son  of  man, 

He  had  not  where  to  lay  his  head. 

S   But  lo!  a  place  he  hath  prepar'd 

For  me,  whom  watchful  angels  keepj 
Yea,  he  himself  becomes  my  guard; 

lie  smooths  my  bed,  and  gives  me  sleep. 

4  Jesus  protects;  my- fears,  begone: 

What  can  the  rock  of  ages  move! 
Sate  in  thine  arms  1  lay  me  down, 
Thine  everlasting  arms  of  love. 

5  "While  thou  art  intimately  nigh, 

Who,  who  shall  violate  my  rest? 
Sin,  earth,  and  hell  I  now  defy; 
1  lean  upon  my  Saviour's  breast. 

6  I  rest  beneath  th'  Almighty's  shade, 

My  griefs  expire,  my  troubles  cease; 

Thou,  Lord,  on  whom  my  soul  is  stay'd, 

Wilt  keep  me  still  in  perfect  peace. 

7  Me  for  thine  own  thou  lov'st  to  take 

In  time  and  in  eternity; 
Thou  never,  never  wilt  forsake 

A  helpless  worm  that  trusts  In  thee. 

4  O  O .        it  shall  be  -well  -with  the  righteou* 
Isa.  iii.   10. 

1  "VI r  HAT  cheering  words  are  these' 

*'    Their  sweetness  who  can  tell? 
In  time  and  to  eternity, 

Tis  with  the  righteous  well. 

2  In  ev'iy  state  secure, 
Kept  by  Jehovah's  eye, 

'Tis  well  with  them  while  life  endures, 
And  well  when  call'd  to  die. 

3  Tis  well  when  jovs  arise, 
Tis  well  when  sorrows  llowj 

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469  CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE.      ■ 

Tis  well  when  darkness  veils  the  skies, 
And  strong  temptations  blow. 

4  'Tis  well  when  on  the  mount 
Th«;y  feast  on  dying  love; 

And  'tis  as  well  in  God's  account, 
When  they  the  furnace  prove. 

5  'Tis  well  when  at  his  throne, 
They  wrestle,  weep,  and  pray, 

Tis  well  when  at  his  feet  they  groan, 
Yet  bring  their  wants  away. 

6  'Tis  well  when  Jesus  calls, 
From  earth  and  sin,  arise, 

Join  with  the  host  of  virgin  souls, 
Made  to  salvation  wise. 

469.  i-  Mi 

1  f^  OD  of  my  life,  whose  gi^acious  power, 
*~*  Thro'  various  deaths  my  soul  hath  led. 
Or  turn'd  aside  the  fatal  hour, 

Or  lifted  up  my  sinking  head! 

2  In  all  my  ways  thy  hand  I  own, 

Thy  ruling  providence  I  see^ 
Assist  me  still  my  course  to  run, 
And  still  direct  my  paths  to  thee. 

3  Whither,  O  whither  should  I  fly, 

But  to  my  loving  Saviour's  breast; 
Secure  within  thine  arms  to  lie, 
And  safe  beneath  thy  w  ings  to  rest; 

4  I  have  no  skill  the  snare  to  shun, 

But  thou,  O  Christ!  my  wisdom  art: 
I  ever  into  ruin  run, 

But  thou  art  greater  than  my  heart, 

5  Foolish,  and  impotent,  and  blind, 

Lead  me  a  way  I  have  not  known  ; 
Bring  me  where  I  my  heaven  may  find, 
The  heaven  of  loving  thee  alone. 
3?? 


CHRISTIAN'    EXPERIUTC&.  470 

6  Enlarge  my  heart  to  make  thee  room  ; 
Enter,  and  in  me  ever  stay: 
The  crooked  then  shall  straight  become; 
The  darkness  shall  be  lost  in  day! 

470.  c.  m. 

I     A  ND  let  this  feeble  body  fail, 
-£*-  And  let  it  faint  or  die; 
Mv  soul  shall  quit  the  mournful  valef 

And  soar  to  worlds  on  high: 
Shall  join  the  disembodied  saints, 

And  find  its  long-sought  rest: 
That  only  bliss  for  which  it  pants 

In  the  Redeemer'-  breast. 

8  In  hope  of  that  immortal  crown, 

I  now  the  cross  sustain; 
And  gladly  wander  up  and  down, 

And  smile  at  toil  and  pain: 
I  suffer  on  my  three-score  years 

Till  my  Deliv'rer  tome: 
And  wipe  away  his  servant's  tears, 

And  take  his  exile  home. 

3  O  what  hath  Jesus  bought  for  me! 

Before  my  ravish'd  eyes, 
Rivers  of  life  divine  I  see, 

And  trees  of  paradise! 
I  see  a  world  ot  spirits  bright, 

Who  taste  the  pleasures  there ! 
They  all  are  rob'd  in  spotless  white, 

And  conqu'ring  palms  they  bear 

4  y  what  are  all  my  sufTrings  here, 

If,  Lord,  thou  count  me  meet, 
tVith  that  enrapturM  host  t'  appear, 

And  worship  at  thy  feet! 
Ciive  joy  or  grief,  give  ease  or  paiir, 

Take  life  or  friends  away: 
But  let  me  find  them  all  again 

In  thai  eternal  dav. 


471,   472    CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

471  (f4;l    LvM; 

1  /COURAGE,  my  soul!  while  God  is  near, 
^  What  enemy  hast  thou  to  fear? 

How  canst  thou  want  a  sure  defence, 
Whose  refuge  isOmnipctence? 

2  Tho'  thickest  dangers  crowd  my  way, 
My  God  can  chase  my  fears  away: 
My  steadfast  heart  on  him  relies, 
And  all  those  dangers  still  defies. 

3  Tho'  billows  after  billows  roll, 
To  overwhelm  my  sinking  soul; 
Firm  as  a  rock  my  faith  shall  stand, 
Upheld  by  God's  almighty  hand. 

4  In  life,  his  presence  is  my  aid; 

In  death,  'twill  guide  me  thro'  the  shadej 
Chase  all  my  rising  fears  away, 
And  turn  my  darkness  into  day. 

4.  '  ^«  GocPs  Presence  is  Light. 

1  ]\TY  God,  the  spring  of  all  my  joys, 
-*■'-*■   The  life  of  my  delights, 

The  glory  of  my  brightest  days, 
And  comfort  of  my  nights. 

2  In  darkest  shades  if  he  appeal-, 

My  dawning  is  begun; 
He  is  my  soul's  sweet  morning  star, 
And  he  my  rising  sun. 

3  The  opening  heavens  around  me  shine 

With  beams  of  sacred  bliss, 
While  Jesus  shows  his  heart  is  mine, 
And  whispers  I  am  his! 

4  My  soul  would  leave  this  heavy  clay 

At  that  transporting  word, 
Run  up  with  joy  the  shining  way 
T'  embrace  my  dearest  Lord. 
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CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE.     473,  474 

5  Fearless  of  hell  and  ghastly  death 
I'd  break  through  every  toe; 
The  wings  of  love,  and  arms  of  faith 
Sh  uld  bear  me  conqueror  through. 

|7q  i*  M. 

4  /  «>•    .Ao  7VttSJ  in  the  Creatures;  or,  Faith  in 
Divine  Grace  and  Purwer,, 

1  1JV  spirit  looks  to  God  alone; 

-*-*-*-    My  rock  and  refuge  is  his  throne- 
In  all  my  fears  in  all  my  straits, 
My  bouI  on  hi  -  aits. 

2  Trust  him,  ye  saints,  in  all  your  ways, 
Pour  out  your  hearts  before  his  face: 
When  helpers  fail,  and  foes  invade, 
God  is  our  all  sufficient  aid. 

3  False  are  the  men  of  high  degree, 
The  baser  sort  are  vanity; 

Laid  in  the  balance  both  appear 
Light  as  a  puff  of  empty  air. 

4  Mike  not  increasing  gold  your  trust, 
Nor  set  your  heart  on  glittering  dust; 

will  you  grasp  the  fleeting  smoke, 
And  not  believe  what  God  hath  spoke? 

0  Once  has  his  awful  voice  declared, 
Once  and  again  my  ears  have  heard, 
1  All  power  is  his  eternal  due: 

*  He  must  be  fear'd  and  trusted  too." 
6  For  Sovereign  power  reigns  not  alone, 
Grace  is  a  partner  of  the  throne: 
Thy  grace  and  justice,  mighty  Lord, 
Shall  well  divide  our  last  reward. 

9    CHRISTIAN  IN  THE  PltOSrECT  OF  DEATH. 

*  •  *•       Meditations  on  future  Glory. 

1  Tip  IS  sweet  to  rest  in  lively  hope, 

•*-    That  when  my  change  shall  come, 
Angels  will  hover  round  my  bed, 
And  waft  mv  spirit  home! 

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Hjs  love  in  for,;    &i  •      Mas  'am; 

/K3jft±^  ****** 

475  p  m 

h  ro iymio0T:0bj\T me  nea-r 

Higher  niount"8^?"8'", rest  .^ove, 
cY,?'  *or  ever,  " 

Sh^isi„gredeeming]ove 

There  repeat  tVi'  E8^  race> 


CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE.  470 

And  for  ever 

View  my  loving  Saviour's  fate, 

3  Tho'  my  burden  sore  oppress  me, 

And  I  shrink  beneath  my  pain, 
Jesus  Christ  will  soon  release  me, 

And  vonr  loss  will  be  my  gain: 
Precious  Saviour, 
With  my  Lord  I  shall  remain. 

4/0.  fiew  of  Canaan.    Deut.  xxxii.  49. 

1  f\*S  Jordan's  stormy  banks  I  stand, 
^  And  cast  a  wishful  eye 

To  Canaan's  fair  and  happy  land, 
Where  my  possessions  lie. 

2  O  the  transporting,  rapt'rous  scene, 

That  rises  to  my  sight! 
Sweet  fields  array 'd  in  living  green, 
And  rivers  of  delight! 

3  There  gen'rous  fruits  that  never  fail, 

On  trees  immortal  grow"; 

There  rocks  and  hills,  and  brooks  and  valea, 
With  milk  and  honey  flow. 

4  All  o'er  those  wide  extended  plains 

Shines  one  eternal  day; 
There  God  the  Son  for  ever  reigns, 
And  scatters  night  away. 

5  No  chilling  winds,  nor  pois'nous  breath 

Can  reach  that  healthful  shore; 
Sickness  and  sorrow,  pain  and  death, 
Are  felt  and  fear'd  no  more. 

6  When  shall  I  reach  that  happy  place, 

And  be  for  ever  blest? 
When  shall  I  see  my  Father's  face, 
And  in  his  bosom  rest? 

7  Fill'd  with  delight  my  raptur'd  sou! 

Would  here  no  lomrer  stay; 

327  '  21 


477,   478    CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE, 

Tho'  Jordan's  waves  around  me  roll, 
Fearless  I'd  launch  away. 

J  77  R  M- 

*  •  '  •  Longing  for  Heaven.     Job.  iii.  17—22. 

Is.'li.  14.     Phil.  i.  23. 

1  nPO  languish  tor  his  native  air 

■^-   Can  the  poor,  wandering  exile  cease ^ 
The  tir'd  his  wish  of  rest  forbear? 
The  tortur'd  help  desiring  ease? 
The  slave  no  more  for  freedom  sigh 
Or  I  no  longer  pine  to  die? 

2  As  shipwreck  M  mariners  desire, 
With  eager  grasp,  to  reach  the  shore 
As  hirelings  long  t'  obtain  their  hire, 
And  veterans  wish  their  warfare  o'er; 
I  languish  from  this  earth  to  flee, 
And  gasp  for — immortality. 

3  To  heaven  1  lift  my  mournful  eyes, 
And  all  within  me  groans,  "  how  long?" 
O  were  I  landed  in  the  skies! 

The  bitter  loss,  the  cruel  wrong, 
Should  there  no  more  my  soul  molest, 
Or  break  my  everlasting  rest. 

4  O  could  I  break  this  carnal  fence, 
Drop  all  my  sorrows  in  the  tomb, 
On  angel's  wings  remove  from  hence, 
And  fly  this  happy  moment  home, 
Quit  the  dark  house  of  mouldering  clay, 
And  launch  into  eternal  day  ! 

A~Q  R    M- 

4  /  O.  TJie  dying  Christian.  Deut.  xxxii.  49.  50 

1    TESUS,  help  thy  fallen  creature! 
«-*    Conqueror  of  the  world  thou  art, 
Stronger  than  the  foe,  and  greater 
Than  this  poor  rebellious  heart: 
Power  I  know  to  thee  is  given, 

Power  to  sentence  or  release, 
Power  to  shut  or  open  heaven; 
Thou  alone  hast  all  the  keys. 
i>28 


CHRISTIAN    KXI'KIUENCE.  479 

£  Open,  then,  in  great  compassion, 

Open  mercy's  door  to  me, 
Out  ot  mighty  tribulation 

Bring  me  Forth  thy  face  to  see; 
O  cut  short  my  days  of  mourning 

Quickly  to  my  rescue  come, 
Let  me  joyfully  returning 

Reach  my  everlasting  home. 

2  Hear  me,  Lord,  myself  bemoaning, 

Banishd  from  my  native  place, 
Languishing  for  God,  and  groaning 

To  anpear  before  thy  face: 
From  this  bodily  oppression 

Set  my  earnest  spirit  free, 
Give  me  now  the  full  possession, 

Let  me  now  thy  glory  see. 

4  If  thou  ever  didst  discover 

To  my  faith  the  promis'd  land, 
Bid  me  now  the  stream  pass  over, 

On  that  heavenly  border  stand, 
Now  surmount  whate'er  opposes, 

Into  thine  embraces  fly; 
Speak  the  word  thou  spak'st  to  Moses, 

Bid  me  get  me  up,  and  die. 

A 70  L#  M' 

<k  i  J.  Desiring  to  depart,  and  to  be -with  Chritk 

Phil.  i.  23. 

1  TT7  TITLE  on  the  verge  of  life  I  stand, 

**    And  view  the  scene  on  either  hand, 
My  spirit  struggles  with  my  clay, 
And  longs  to  wing  its  flight  away. 

2  Where  Jesus  dwells  my  soul  would  be, 
And  faints  my  much-lov'd  Lord  to  see  ; 
Earth,  twine  no  more  about  my  heart! 
For  'tis  far  better  to  depart. 

3  Come,  ye  angelic  envoys!  come, 
And  lead  the  willing  pilgrim  home  ; 

329  2  V 


480  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

Ye  know  the  way  to  Jesus'  throne, — 
Source  of  my  joys,  and  of  your  own. 

4  That  blissful  interview,  how  sweet! 
To  fall  transported  at  his  feet! 
Rais'd  in  his  arms,  to  view  his  face, 
Through  the  full  beamings  of  his  grace! 

5  As  with  a  seraph's  voice  to  sing! 
To  fly  as  on  a  cherub's  wing! 
Performing,  with  unwearied  hands, 
The  present  Saviour's  high  commands, 

6  Yet,  with  these  prospects  full  in  sight, 
We'll  wait  thy  signal  for  the  flight, 
For,  while  thy  service  we  pursue, 
We  find  a  heaven  in  all  we  do. 

a  on  (4920    L-  M- 

4oU.  Tlie  Dying  Christian. 

1  riiHE  hour  of  my  departure's  come  ; 
-*-    1  hear  the  voice  that  calls  me  home  \ 

At  last,  O  Lord !  let  trouble  cease, 
And  let  thy  servant  die  in  peace. 

2  The  race  appointed  I  have  run  ; 
The  combat's  o'er,  the  prize  is  won 
And  now  my  witness  is  on  high, 
And  now  my  record's  in  the  sky. 

5  Xot  in  mine  innocence  I  trust ; 
I  bow  before  thee  in  the  dust ; 
And  through  my  Saviour's  blood  alone, 
I  look  for  mercy  at  thy  throne. 

4  I  leave  the  world  without  a  tear, 
Save  for  the  friends  I  held  so  dear  : 
To  heal  their  sorrow,  Lord,  descend, 
And  to  the  friendless  prove  a  friend* 

5  1  come,  I  come  at  thy  command  ; 
1  give  my  spirit  to  thy  hand  ; 
Stretch  forth  thine  everlasting  arms, 
And  shield  me  in  the  last  alarm*! 

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CHRISTIAN    EXTERIENCE.     481,   482 

6  The  hour  of  my  departure's  come; 
I  hell  the  voice  that  calls  me  home 
No«r,  O  my  God!  let  trouble  cease, 
Now  let  thy  servant  die  in  peace. 

zlttl  P"   M 

**0  L,  Ujc  resigned;  or°,  waiting  to  def  rt. 

1  Chron.  xxix.  t>8.     Job  viii.  16.      Plu  ,1.23. 

1  f\  TIS  enough!  I  ask  no  more, 
*^  Pull  of  a  few  sad  sinful  days, 
Sated  with  life,  till  life  is  o'er, 

I  languish  to  conclude  my  race, 
And  silently  resign  my  breath, 
And  sink  into  the  shades  of  death. 

2  This  earth  without  regret  I  leaver 

Impatient  for  my  heav'nly  rest; 
Saviour,  my  weary  soul  receive, 

Take  a  sad  pilgrim  to  thy  breast, 
I  only  live,  and  die,  to  be 
Restor'd,  resorb'd,  and  lost  in  thee. 

AQO  t493-)       P-   M 

4:OjL.  Dying  Saint  to  his  Soul. 

1  "17TTA.L'  spark  of  heavenly  flame! 

*     Quit,  O  quit  this  mortal  frame: 
Trembling,  hoping,  ling'ring,  flying, 
O  the  pain,  the  bliss  of  dying! 
Cease,  fond  nature,  cease  thv  strife, 
And  let  me  languish  into  lite. 

2  Hark' they  whisper,  angels  say, 
"  Sister  spirit,  come  away;" 
What  is  this  absorbs  me  quite } 
Steals  my  senses,  shuts  my  sight. 
Drowns  my  spirit,  draws  my  breath! 
Tell  me, my  soul, can  this  be  death? 

5  The  world  recedes,  it  disappears! 
Heaven  opens  on  my  eyes — my  ears 
With  sounds  seraphic  ring! 
Lend,  lend  your  wings,  I  mount!  I  fiy! 
O  grave,  where  is  thy  victory? 
O  death,  where  is  thy  sting1 
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483,   484    THE  MEANS  OF   GRACE. 
THE  MEANS  OF  GRACE. 

1.  THE  WORD  OF  GOD. 

(£/*     See  Hymns  from  1  to  12  inchuivc 

2.  PRATER PRIVATE. 

.po  U  M. 

*iOO.     Pray  without  ceasing.     1  Thes.  v.  t7, 

1  "ORAY'R  was  appointed  to  convey 

■*■     Tlie  blessings  God  designs  to  give; 
Long  as  they  live  should  christians  pray, 
For  only  while  they  pray,  they  live. 

2  The  christian's  heart  his  pray'r  indites, 
He  speaks  as  prompted  from  within ; 
The  Spirit  his  petition  writes, 

And  Christ  receives,  and  gives  it  in. 

4  And  shall  we  in  dead  silence  lie, 

When  Christ  stands  waiting  for  our  prayr? 
My  soul,  thou  hast  a  friend  on  high; 
Arise,  and  try  thy  interest  there. 

5  If  pains  afllict,  or  wrongs  oppress— 
If  cares  distract,  or  fears  dismay— 
If  guilt  deject — if  sin  distress, 
The  remedy's  before  thee! — pray. 

i  'Tis  prayer  supports  the  soul  that's  weak, 
Tho'  thought  be  broken — language  lame; 
Pray,  if  thou  canst,  or  canst  not  speak, 
But  pray  with  faith  in  Jesus'  name. 

4  ft  1  L-  M 

*©**«  Exhortation  to  Prayer. 

1  11/ HAT  various  hindrances  we  meet 

*  ™     Id  coming  to  a  mercy-seat! 
Yet  who  that  knows  the  worth  of  pray'r, 
But  wishes  to  be  often  there! 

2  Pray'r  makes  the  darken'd  cloud  withdraw; 
Pray'r  climbs  the  ladder  Jacob  saw— 

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THE  MEANS   OF   GRACE.  485 

dives  exeercise  to  faith  and  love- 
Brings  ev'ry  blessing  from  above. 

3  Restraining  prayer,  we  cease  to  fight; 
PrayY  makes  the  christian's  armour  bright; 
And  satan  trembles  when  he  sees 

The  weakest  saint  upon  his  knees. 

4  Have  you  no  words1  ah!  think  again: 
Words  flow  apace  when  you  complain, 
And  fill  your  fellow-creature's  ear 
With  the  sad  tale  of  all  your  care. 

5  Were  half  the  breath  thus  vainly  spent, 
To  heaven  in  supplications  sent — 
Your  cheerful  songs  should  oftencr  ke, 

11  Hear  what  the  Lord  has  done  for  mei" 

.or.  S.   M. 

irO.J.  Importunate  prayer  p"^Tck'W  **>Mh  Gn4 
Luke  xviii.    1—7. 

1  rPHE  Lord,  who  truly  know* 

-■-    The  heart  of  ev'ry  ssuin, 
Invites  us  by  his  holy  word, 
To  pray  and  never  faint. 

2  He  bows  his  gracious  ear; 
We  never  plead  in  vain; 

Yet  we  must  wait  till  he  appear 
And  pray,  and  pray  again. 

3  Tho'  unbelief  suggest, 
Why  should  we  longer  wait? 

He  bids  us  never  give  him  rest 
But  be  importunate. 

4  'Twas  thus  a  widow  poor, 
Without  support  or  friend, 

Beset  the  unjust  judge's  door, 
And  gain'd  at  last  her  end. 

5  And  shall  not  Jesus  hear 
His  children  when  thev  cry? 

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486,487    THE  MLMvc   „. 

"  not  weir  suit  denv. 

6      II',|°  let  us  ea''»e«  be, 
Anil  never  faint  i n  pravV 
A Z  e$  ,'"'  W'PortnnitV.  ' 
Anil  makes  onr  cause  his  care. 

486.       „  .         c.  m. 

"So  shall  the  visits  of  thv  love 
My  soul  ,n  secret  bless 

'")  suPPl'ant  to  confess.  ' 

SP™=v'rfs'hebur<lenofasieh 
T»e  falling:  of  a  tear, 

The  jipward  glancing  of  an  ere 

^^nnonehutGoilisneS 


Thi:  MBAJra  ov  grace.    488,  489 

Prav'r  is  the  simplest  form  of  speech 

That  infant  lips  can  try; 
Prav'r  the  subliroest  strains  that  reach 

The  majesty  on  high. 

I  I'ray'r  is  the  christian's  vital  breath, 
The  christian's  native  air, 
His  watchword  at  the  Kite  of  death — 
lit;  enters  heav'n  with  prayY. 

5   I'ray'r  is  the  contrite  sinner's  voice 
Returning  from  his  ways, 
While  angels  in  their  songs  rejoice 
And  say, — "Behold  he  prays.* 


/IRQ  R  M 

<iOO.  Private  Meeiivgs.  Matt,  xviii.  2i\. 

1  "  TV"  HERE  two  or  three  together  meet, 

*  ^     My  love  and  mercy  to  repeat, 

And  tell  w  hat  I  have  done, 
There  will  1  be,'  saith  God,   "to bless, 
And  ev'ry  burden'd  soul  redress, 

"Who  w  orships  at  my  throne." 

2  Make  one  in  this  assembly.  Lord, 
Speak  to  each  heart  some  cheering  word, 

To  set  the  spirit  free: 
Impart  a  kind  celestial  show*r, 
And  grant  that  we  may  spend  an  hour 

In  fellowship  with  thee. 

4o  J.  Revunving  the  jyfei%ctes  of  God.  2  Sam, 
vii.   IS. 

1  TDA1N  would  my  soul  with  wonder  trace 
-*•     Thy  mercies,  O  my  God; 

And  tell  the  riches  of  thy  grace    • 
The  merits  of  thy  blood. 

2  With  Israel's  King,  my  heart  would  cry, 

While  I  review  thy  wavs, 
335 


3.    PUBLIC    WORSHIP. 

490.  j*   r  .       l.  m. 

\i  AK  from  rnv  thnno-k*  „ 
I«aitavisit,Lo,:drC0StaheeOUrSee' 

^e"eem"]g^Ce'-^vint,ove. 
4  Hail,  grcat  In 

In  thee  thy  Fath».  •«    i     •  d"lne, 

^at  eves  have  seen,  o^iri^ 
49].    Th*    rr       ■       L-    M. 

1  ti  mv  1      ,         lra  ixxxiv- 


THE   MEAN'S    OF    GRACE.     492,  493 

Fain  would  my  longing  passions  meet 
The  glories  of  thy  presence  there. 

8  O,  blest  the  men,  blest  their  employ, 
Whom  thy  indulgent  favours  raise 
To  dwell  in  those  abodes  of  joy, 
And  sing  thy  never-ceasing  praise. 

S  One  day  within  thy  sacred  gate 
A  fiords  more  real  joy  to  me, 
Than  thousands  in  the  tents  of  state; 
The  meanest  place  is  bliss  with  thee. 

4  God  is  a  sun  ;  our  brightest  day 
From  his  reviving  presence  flows; 
God  is  a  shield,  through  all  the  way, 
To  guard  us  from  surrounding  foes. 

5  O  Lord  of  hosts,  thou  God  of  grace, 
How  blest,  divinely  blest,  is  he, 

Who  trusts  thy  love,  and  seeks  thy  face, 
And  fixes  all  his  hopes  on  thee! 

J  09  ^J'   ^' 

4tJ*J'    To  be  rung  between  prayer  and  sermon* 

1   TIT"  HE  HE  two  or  three,  with  sweet  accord, 
"     Obedient  to  their  sovereign  Lord, 
Meet  to  recount  his  acts  of  grace, 
And  offer  solemn  prayer  and  praise; 

8  "  There,"  says  the  Saviour,  "  will  1  be, 
Amid  this  little  company; 
To  them  unveil  my  smiling  face, 
And  shed  my  glories  round  the  place." 

3  We  meet  at  thy  command,  dear  Lord, 
Relying  on  thy  faithful  word: 
Now  Bend  thy  Spirit  from  above, 
Xow  fill  our  hearts  with  heavenly  love. 

4QO  C.    M. 

(4,7. j.  For  christian  worship. 

1   f\  LORD,  our  languid  souls  inspire, 
"   For  here  we  trust  thou  art ! 
337  2  H 


494  THEME.,,.S0FGRACE> 

Sendd0wil 

******  Jspsp 

3  \v;*i-      ,         ^le,,(ie1,  praise. 

9   Within  these  wails  l^i    i 

,   And  love  and  eon  ^i,0d^Pyaise, 
Here  she  ihp  ♦,.'?,,     dwell: 

5  May  we  in  faith  receive 

Awake,,  ^.S^^aee, 
T°COmeand  fill  the  pWe. 

494.  D    l.  M. 

1   THVt,»       Bef<"-e  Sermon. 

«■«  food  jsm  hv  ■"»■«: 

And  may  we  "in^i     7-and  energy. 


THE   MEANS   OF   GRACE.     495,  496 

4  Father,  in  us  thy  Son  reveal; 
Teach  us  to  know  and  do  thy  will: 

Thy  saving  power  and  love  display; 
And  guide  us  to  the  realms  of  day. 

4  JO.  Before  Sermon. 

1  TESUS,  thou  dear  redeeming  Lord, 
*-*  Thy  blessing  we  implore. 

Open  the  door  to  preach  thy  word, 
The  great,  effectual  door. 

2  Gather  the  outcasts  in,  tnd  save 

From  sin  and  satan's  power! 
And  let  them  now  acceptance  have, 

And  know  their  gracious  hour. 

3  Lover  of  souls!  thou  know'st  to  prize 

What  thou  hast  bought  so  dear; 
Come  then,  and  in  thy  people's  eyes 
With  all  thy  wounds  appear! 

4  Appear,  as  when  of  old  confest 

The  suffering  Son  of  God; 
And  let  us  see  thee  in  thy  vest 
But  newly  dipt  in  blood. 

5  The  hardness  of  our  hearts  remove, 

Thou  who  for  sin  hast  died; 
Show  us  the  tokens  of  thy  love, 
Thy  feet,  thy  hands,  thy  side. 

4  JO.     Prayer  for  the  SpiriVs  Infiienctm 
1   TX  thy  great  name,  O  Lord,  we  come, 

■*-  To  worship  at  thy  feet; 

O  pour  thy  Holy  Spirit  down 
On  all  that  now  shall  meet. 

42  "We  come  to  hear  Jehovah  speak, 
To  hear  the  Saviour's  voice: 
Thy  face  aud  favour,  Lord,  we  seek^ 
Now  make  our  hearts  rejoice. 
S39 


497  THE  MEANS   OF  GRACE. 

3  Teach  us  to  pray,  and  praise,  and  hear, 

And  understand  thy  word; 
To  feel  thy  blissful  presence  near, 
And  trust  our  living  Lord. 

4  Here  let  thy  pow'r  and  grace  be  felt; 

Thy  love  and  mercy  known; 

Our  icy  hearts,  dear  Jesus,  melt, 

And  break  this  flinty  stone. 

5  Let  sinners,  Lord,  thy  goodness  prove, 

And  saints  rejoice  in  thee; 
Let  rebels  be  subdu'd  by  love, 
And  to  the  Saviour  flee. 

6  This  house  with  grace  and  glory  fill, 

This  congregation  bless; 
Thy  great  salvation  now  reveal; 
Thy  glorious  righteousness. 

AQ~f  p-  M- 

ft  J/.    Humble  Request.     Jer.  xxix.  19. 

1  T  (3RD,  we  come  before  thee  now, 
■"  At  thy  feet  we  humbly  bow; 

O  do  not  our  suit  disdain; 

Shall  we  seek  thee,  Lord,  in  vain? 

2  In  thiee  own  appointed  way, 
Now  we  seek  thee,  here  we  stay; 
Lord,  we  cannot  let  thee  go, 
'Till  a  blessing  thou  bestow. 

&  Send  some  message  from  thy  word, 
That  may  joy  and  peace  afford; 
Let  thy  Spirit  now  impart 
Full  salvation  to  each  heart. 

4  Comfort  those  who  weep  and  mourn, 
Let  the  time  of  joy  return; 

Those  who  are  cast  down,  lift  up; 
Make  them  strong  in  faith  and  hope. 

5  Grant  that  all  may  seek  and  find 
Thee  a  God  supreme! v  kind; 

3\Q 


Tin:  MEANS  of  GRACE.    498,  499 

Heal  the  sick,  the  captive  flee, 
Let  us  all  rejoice  in  thee. 

<±JO.    Prayer  fur  Pinaster  and  People* 
I  TAEAREST  Saviottr,  help  thy  servant 

-*-*  To  proclaim  thy  wondrous  love! 

Pour  thy  grace  upon  this  people, 
That  thy  truth  they  may  approve: 

Blest,  0  blew  them, 

From  thy  shining  courts  above. 

5  Now  thy  gracious  word  invites  them 

To  partake  the  gospel-feast; 
Let  thy  Spirit  sweetly  draw  them; 

Every  soul  be  Jesus'  guest! 
O  receive  us, 
Let  us  find  thy  promis'd  rest, 

4QQ  (359.)       S.  M. 

4*.y.  Love  to  the  Church. 

1  T  LOVE  thy  Zion,  Lord ! 

■*•  The  house  of  thine  abode; 
The  church,  O  blest  Redeemer!  savM 
With  thy  own  precious  blood, 

2  1  love  thy  church,  O  God! 
Her  walls  before  thee  stand, 

Dear  as  the  apple  of  thine  eye, 
And  graven  on  thy  hand. 

S       If  e'er  to  bless  thy  sons 
My  voice  or  hands  deny: 
These  hands  let  useful  skill  forsake, 
This  voice  in  silence  die. 

4  If  e'er  my  heart  forget 
Her  welfare  or  her  woe: 

Let  ev "ry  joy  this  heart  forsake, 
And  ev'ry  grief  o'erflow. 

5  For  her  my  tears  shall  fall; 
For  her  my  pray'rs  ascend; 

oil 


Tb)neearthl      ej-     o,e 
*  o  thme  abode 

» 'th  wan*  desires 
1  o  see  my  God. 
2  Ohappr  souls  th 

And  ljappv  thev  lUi' 

^>  love  the  iiy 
1  o  Zion's  bifl. 

3r^oSXsslThf°rn^, 

TiHe^r        -^UJeoftearS(/ 
1  ul  each  in  h^v'n     °     ' 

,vo,io,iotcs";a\a^e^ 

"  hen  God  our  K„, 

Shall  thither  brine" 

Our  willing  fee?. 


THE  MEAN'S  OF  GRACE.  502,  50S 

i    Dui  \vc  have  no  such  lengths  to  go, 
Xor  wander  far  abroad; 
Where'er  thy  saints  assemble  now, 
There  is  a  house  for  God. 

3  Here,  might)-  God!  accept  our  vows* 

Here  let  thy  praise  be  spread. 

Bless  the  provisions  of  thy  house, 

And  fill  thy  poor  with  bread. 

4  Here  let  the  son  of  David  reign, 

Let  God's  anointed  shine; 
Justice  and  truth  his  court  maintain, 
With  love  and  pow'r  divine. 

502.  (306.)      L.  M. 

1  T  OKD!  'tis  a  pleasant  thing,  to  stand 
-"  In  gardens  planted  by  thy  hand* 
Let  me  within  thy  courts  be  seen, 
Like  a  young  cedar,  fresh  and  green. 

2  There  grow  thy  saints  in  faith  and  love, 
Blest  with  thine  influence  from  above: 
Not  Lebanon,  Avitli  all  its  trees, 
Yields  such  a  comely  sight  as  these. 

3  The  plants  of  grace  shall  ever  live; 
Nature  decays,  but  grace  must  thrive; 
Time,  that  doth  all  things  else  impair, 
Shall  make  them  flourish  strong  and  fail. 

4  Laden  with  fruits  of  age,  they  show, 
The  Lord  is  holy,  just,  and  time. 
None,  that  attend  his  courts  shall  find 
A  God  unfaithful  or  unkind. 

^no  (309.)       L.  M. 

D  U  J .  JPrepa ra tion  fo r  worship. 

AWAY  from  ev'ry  mortal  care, 
Away  from  earth,  our  souls  retreat; 
We  leave  this  worthless  world  afar, 
And  wait  and  worship  near  thv  seat. 
343  22 


504,   505    THE  MEANS  OF  GRACE. 

2  Lord,  in  the  temple  of  thy  grace, 
We  bow  before  thee  and  adore; 
We  view  the  glories  of  thy  face, 
And  learn  the  wonders  of  thy  pow*r. 
S  Whilst  here  our  various  wants  we  mourn, 
Uriited  pray'rs  ascend  on  high; 
And  faith  expects  a  sure  return 
Of  blessings  in  variety. 
4  Father!  my  soul  would  here  abide; 
Or,  if  my  feet  must  hence  depart, 
Still  keep  me,  Father,  near  thy  side, 
Still  keep  thy  dwelling  in  my  heart. 

Q\)^±.  Readiness  to  serve  God  in  his  house* 

1  "DEARLY,  my  God,  without  delay, 
-*-^  I  haste  to  seek  thy  face; 

My  thirsty  spirit  faints  awayr 
Without  thy  cheering  grace. 

2  So  pilgrims  on  the  scorching  sand, 

Beneath  a  burning  sky, 
Long  for  a  cooling  stream  at  hand, 
And  they  must  drink  or  die. 

3  I've  seen  thy  glory  and  thy  pow'r 

Through  all  thy  temple  shine: 
My  God,  repeat  that  heav'nly  hour, 
That  vision  so  divine. 

4  Not  all  the  blessings  of  a  feast 

Can  please  my  soul  so  well, 

As  when  thy  richer  grace  I  taste, 

And  in  thy  presence  dwell. 

5  Not  life  itself,  with  all  her  joys, 

Can  my  best  passions  move, 
Or  raise  so  high  my  cheerful  voice, 
As  thy  forgiving  love. 
c0c  (373.)    L.  M. 

DUO.  T7ie  Sabbath  preparatory  to  heaven. 
1  T  ORD  of  the  sabbath !   hear  our  vows 
■"  On  this  thy  dav,  in  this  thy  house; 
344      ' 


THE  MEANS   OF   GRACE.  50d 

Ami  own,  as  grateful  sacrifice, 

The  songs  which  from  thy  churches  rise* 

2  Thine  earthly  sabbaths,  Lord!   we  love; 
Rut  there's  a  nobler  rest  above: 

Thy  servants  to  that  rest  aspire  v 

With  ardent  hope  and  strong  desire^ 

3  There  languor  shall  no  more  oppress; 
The  heart  shall  feel  no  more  distress; 
No  groans  shall  mingle  with  the  songs, 
That  dwell  upon  immortal  tongues, 

4  Xo  gloomy  cares  shall  there  annoy, 
No  conscious  guilt  disturb  our  joy; 
But  everv  doubt  and  fear  shall  cease, 

And  perfect  love  give  perfect  peace. 

5  When  shall  that  glorious  day  begin, 
Beyond  the  reach  of  death  or  sin; 
Whose  sun  shall  never  more  decline, 
But  with  unfading  lustre  shine! 

«J  U  O .       The  sweetness  of  the  Sabbath. 

1  OWEET  is  the  work,  my  God,  my  King! 
^  To  praise  thy  name  give  thanks  and  sing; 
To  show  thy  love  by  morning  light, 

And  talk  of  all  thy  truth  at  night. 

2  Sweet  is  the  day  of  sacred  rest: 
Xo  mortal  care  shall  fill  my  breast; 
My  heart  shall  triumph  in  the  Lord, 
And  bless  his  works,  and  bless  his  word. 

3  And  I  shall  share  a  glorious  part, 
When  grace  hath  well  refin'd  my  heart, 
WTien  doubts  and  fears  no  more  remain, 
To  break  my  inward  peace  again. 

4  Then  shall  I  see,  and  hear,  and  know,. 
All  I  desir'd,  or  wish M  below; 

345 


507,  508    1HE  MEANS  OF  GtfACK. 

And  ev'ry  pow'r  find  sweet  employ 
In  the  eternal  world  of  joy. 

rl07  C376-)    c-  M- 

u\J  4 .  The  Sabbath  commemorates  Christ**  resur- 
rection. 
1   PTMIIS  is  the  day  the  Lord  halh  made; 
-*-     He  calls  the  hours  his  own. 
Let  heav'n  rejoice,  let  earth  be  glad, 
And  praise  surround  the  throne. 

£  To-day  arose  our  glorious  head, 
And  death's  dread  empire  fell, 
To-day  the  saints  his  triumph  spread, 
And  all  its  wonders  tell. 

3  Hosannah!  the  anointed  King 
Ascends  his  destin'd  throne: 
To  God  your  grateful  homage  bring-, 
And  his  Messiah  own. 

i  Blest  he  the  Lord,  who  came  to  men 
With  messages  of  grace; 
Who  came  in  God  his  Father's  name, 
To  save  our  sinful  race. 

5  Hosannah  in  the  highest  strains 
The  church  o»  earth  can  raise ! 
The  highest  heav'ns  in  which  he  reigns 
Shall  give  him  nobler  praise. 

4.    BAPTISM.— OF    INFANTS. 

rno  (383.)     S.  M. 

i)\Ju*  Baptism  of  children. 

1  T  ORD  !  what  our  ears  have  heard^ 
•*-*  Our  eyes  delighted  trace, 

Thy  love  in  long  succession  shown 
To  ev'ry  virtuous  race. 

2  Onr  children  thou  dost  claim, 

And  mark  them  out  for  thine: 
346 


THE  MEANS  OF   GRACE.  50S 

Ten  thousand  blessings  to  thy  name 
For  goodness  so  divine  ! 

3  Thy  covenant  may  they  keep, 

And  bless  the  happy  bands, 
Which  closer  still  engage  their  hearts 
To  honour  thy  commands. 

4  How  great 4hy  mercies,  Lord.' 

How  plenteous  is  thy  grace, 
Which  in  the  promise  of  thy  love 
Includes  our  rising  race! 

5  Our  offspring,  still  thy  care, 

Shall  own  their  fathers'  God, 

To  latest  times  thy  blessings  share, 

And  sound  thy  praise  abroad. 

rn0  (M4.)    C.  M. 

*)\JJ.  fnfa  n  t  jiaptiam, 

1  QJEE  Israel's  gentle  shepherd  stand, 
^    With  all-engaging  charms! 

J  lark  !   how  he  calls  the  tender  lambs, 
And  takes  them  in  his  arms! 

2  "  Permit  them  to  approach,  (he  cries) 

Nor  scorn  their  humble  name; 

It  was  to  save  such  souls  as  these, 

With  pow'r  and  love  I  came." 

S  We  brine  them,  Lord,  with  grateful  hearts, 
And  yield  them  up  to  thee; 
Rejoic'd  that  we  ourselves  are  thine, 
Thine  let  our  offspring  be! 

4  Thus  Lydiars  house  was  sanctified, 
When  she  receiv'd  the  word; 
Thus  the  believing  jailer  gave 
His  family  to  the  Lord. 

$  Ye  little  flock,  with  pleasure  hear; 
Ye  children,  teek  his  face; 
And  fly  with  transport  to  receive 
The  gospel  of  his  grace. 
347 


510,    511    THE  MEANS  OF  GRACE. 

6  If  orphans  they  are  left  behind, 
Thy  care,  O  God  !  we  trust; 
And  let  thy  promise  cheer  our  hearts, 
If  weeping  o'er  their  dust. 

r1A  C.   M. 

OIU.         Infant  Baptism.      Mark  x.  14. 

1  T3EHOLD  what  condescending  love 
-*-*   Jesus  on  earth  displays! 

To  babes  and  sucklings  he  extends 
The  riches  of  his  grace! 

2  He  still  the  ancient  promise  keeps, 

To  our  forefathers  giv'n; 
Young  children  in  his  arms  he  takes, 
And  calls  them  heirs  of  heaven. 

3  "  Permit  them  to  approach,"  he  cries, 

"  Nor  scorn  their  humble  name; 
for  'twas  to  bless  such  souls  as  these, 

The  Lord  of  angels  came." 
A  We  bring  them,  Lord,  with  thankful  hearts, 

And  yield  them  up  to  thee; 
Joyful  that  we  ourselves  are  thine, 

Thine  may  our  offspring  be. 

5  Kindly  receive  this  tender  branch, 
And  form  his  soul  for  God; 
Baptize  him  with  thy  spirit  Lord 
And  wash  him  with  thy  blood. 

C  ["  Thus  to  their  parents  and  their  seed 
Let  thy  salvation  come; 
And  num'rous  households  meet  at  last, 
In  one  eternal  home."] 

OF    ADULTS. 

ri  .  (382.)       C.  M. 

Pi*-  Of  Adults. 

I   "pROCLAIM,*'  said   Christ,  "  God'i 
•*-       drous  grace 

To  all  the  sons  of  men; 
3 -iS 


THK  MEAN'S   OF  GRACE.  512 

He  M-ho  believes  and  isbaptis'd, 
Salvation  shall  obtain. " 

2  Let  plenteous  grace  descend  on  those, 

Who,  hoping  in  his  word, 
This  day  have  publicly  declar'd, 
That  Jesus  is  their  Lord. 

3  With  cheerful  feet  may  they  go  on, 

And  run  the  Christian  race; 
And  in  the  troubles  of  the  way, 
Find  all-sufficient  grace. 

4  And  when  the  awful  message  comet, 

To  call  their  souls  away; 
May  they  be  found  prepar'd  to  live 
In  realms  of  endless  day. 

r,9  L.  M. 

•J  14.     Baptism.     Matt,  xxviii.   18,  23. 

1  pOME,  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
*^  Honour  the  means  enjoin'd  by  Thee, 
Make  good  our  Apostolic  boast, 

And  own  thy  glorious  ministry. 

2  We  now  thy  promis'd  presence  claim, 

Sent  to  disciple  all  mankind, 
Sent  to  baptize  into  thy  name, 

We  now  thy  promis'd  presence  find. 

5  Father  in  these  reveal  thy  son. 

In  these  for  whom  we  seek  thy  face, 
The  hidden  mystery  make  known, 
The  inward,  pure,  baptizing  grace. 

i  Jesus,  with  us  Thou  always  ait, 
Establish  now  the  sacred  sign, 
The  gift  unspeakable  impart, 

And  bless  thine  ordinance  Divine. 

5  Spirit  divine,  descend  from  high, 
j3aptizer  of  our  spirits  Thou, 
349 


3i:   the  k*^  ok  GRACE. 

■Hoi/ Ghost,  their  pardon  seal 
5-  we  IOnD>s  surpER. 

-  The  Lord?  the  Saviour' yes    Hi.  I    , 
I  know  him  hr  th«      *  T    '    tls  ne  • 

a  deep  ,n  .gomes  and  teak) 
^heprS:.eraTo?aiafea/tad°r^ 

This  heavenly  winl  ?r  *  8S  raine- 

^CtS°;etothtrmadeW-b>eed( 
'Twas  his  own  We  ?he,etaM ''Sed  tree' 
Jorsnehun^^r:'? 

^thgladerse^J^^^heLord: 


THK    MEANS    OF    GRACE.    514,    •      ^ 

ri    .  (387.)       L.    M. 

Oil.      77ie  institution  of  the  I/jv(Vs  S  upper. 

1  'HHWAS  on  that  dreadful,  doleful  nignt, 

-*-     When  the  whole  naw'r  of  darkness  ra* 
Against  the  Son  of  God's  delight, 

And  friends  betray \1  him  to  his  foes; 

2  Before  the  mournful  scene  began, 

He  took  the  bread,  andbless'd,  and  brake*, 
What  love  through  all  his  actions  ran! 
What  wondrous  words  of  grace  he  spake! 

S    "  This  is  rav  body  broke  for  sin; 
Receive  and  eat  the  living  food." 
Then  took  the  cup  and  bless'd  the  wine: 
"  'Tisthe  new  eov'nant  in  my  blood." 

4  "  Do  this  (he  cried)  till  time  shall  end, 
In  mem'ry  of  your  dying  friend; 
Meet  at  my  table,  and  record 
The  love  of  your  departed  Lord.* 

r  !  r  C.    Iff. 

J  1  J.  Welcome  to  the  Table. 

1  nnHIS  is  the  feast  of  heavenly  win'* 
-*-    And  God  invites  to  sup: 

The  juices  of  the  living  vine 
Were  press'd,  to  fill  the  cup. 

2  Oh  bless  the  Saviour,  ye  that  eat, 

With  royal  dainties  fed; 
Not  heaven  affords  a  costlier  treat, 
For  Jesus  is  the  bread. 

3  The  vile,  the  lost,  he  calls  to  them, 

Ye  trembling  souls,  appear! 
The  righteous  in  their  own  esteem 
Have  no  acceptance  here, 

4  Approach,  ye  poor,  nor  dare  refuse 

The  banquet  spread  for  you; 
Dear  Saviour,  this  is  welcome  new*. 
Then  I  may  venture  too. 
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516,  317    THE   MEAN'S   OF   GRACF. 

If  guilt  and  sin  afford  a  plea, 

And  may  obtain  a  place. 
Surely  the  Lord  will  welcome  me, 

And  I  shall  see  his  face. 

F-.jp  (390.)      S.  M. 

"*"•    Communion  at tlie Lord's  Tabh 

t    TESl/S  invites  his  saints 
*^    To  meet  around  his  board: 
Here  those  he  died  to  save  may  hold 
Communion  with  their  Lord. 

2  Oar  beav'nly  Father  calls 

Christ  and  his  members  one: 
We  are  the  children  of  his  love, 
And  he  the  first-born  Son. 

3  We  are  the  sev'ral  parts 

Of  the  same  broken  bread; 
One  body  with  its  sev'ral  limbs, 
But  Jesus  is  the  head. 

4  Let  all  our  pow'rs  be  join'd, 

His  glorious  name  to  raise; 
Pleasure  and  love  fill  ev'ry  mind, 
And  ev'ry  voice  be  praise ! 

517.  (392.)       L.  M. 

1  TESUS  is  gone  above  the  skies, 

**    Where  our  weak  senses  reach  aim  not; 
And  carnal  objects  court  our  eyes, 

To  thrust  our  Saviour  from  our  thought. 

2  He  knows,  what  wand'ring  hearts  we  have, 

Apt  to  forget  his  lovely  face; 
And,  to  refresh  our  minds,  he  gave 
These  kind  memorials  of  his  grace. 

3  The  Lord  of  life  his  table  spread 

With  his  own  flesh  and  dying  blood; 
We  on  the  rich  provision  feed, 
And  taste  the  wine  and  bless  the  God. 

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THE   MEANS    OF    GRACE.  518 

4  Let  sinful  sweets  be  all  forgot, 

And  earth  grow  less  in  our  esteem; 
Christ  and  his  love  fill  ev'ry  thought, 
And  faith  and  hope  be  fix'd  on  him. 

5  While  he  is  absent  from  our  sight, 

'Tis  to  prepare  our  souls  a  place; 
That  we  may  dwell  in  heav'nly  light, 
And  live  tor  ever  near  his  face. 

518.  s.  m. 

1  T  ET  all  who  truly  bear 

■*-*  The  bleeding  Saviour's  name, 
Their  faithful  hearts  with  us  prepare, 

And  eat  the  Paschal  Lamb: 
Our  passover  was  slain, 

At  Salem's  hallowed  place, 
Yet  we  who  in  our  tents  remain, 

Shall  gain  his  largest  grace. 

2  This  eucharistic  feast, 

Our  every  want  supplies, 
And  still  we  by  his  death  are  blest, 

And  share  his  sacrifice; 
By  faith  his  flesh  we'll  eat, 

Who  here  his  passion  show, 
And  God  out  of  his  holy  seat 

Shall  all  his  gifts  bestow; 

3  Who  thus  our  faith  employ 

His  suff'rings  to  record, 
E'en  now  we  mournfully  enjoy 

Communion  with  our  Lord; 
As  though  we  every  one 

Beneath  his  cross  had  stood, 
And  seen  him  heave,  and  heard  him  groan, 

And  felt  his  gushing  blood. 

4  O  God!   'tis  finish'd  now! 

The  mortal  pang  is  past! 
By  faith  his  head  we  see  him  bow, 
And  hear  him  breathe  his  last, 
353  2  1 


*9,520       THEMEAVSOFOHAC 
And  shall  with  him  arise 

519.  c.  m. 

1  O  S-i  S? t,lis  ""  sten.us  bread 
J^iast  in  Lmmaus  break 
Keturn  herewith  our  souls  to  feed 
And  to  thy  foil  Vers  speak.         ' 

2  Unseal  the  volume  of  thy  grace, 

Apply  the  gospel  word;  ' 

Open  our  eyes  to  see  thv  face 
Our  hearts,  to  know  thee,  Lord. 

3  Of  thee  we  still  commune,  and  mourn 

Till  thou  the  yell  remove: 

WiA  £  US'  mVd  0Ur  hea*s  shaH  bum, 
H  ith  flames  of  perfect  love. 

4  En.kin/Ue  now  the  heavenlv  zeal 
And  make  thy  mercy  known,  ' 
And  give  our  pardon'd  souls  to'  feel 
I  hat  God  and  love  are  one. 

520.       T,    _     ,(388.)     L.   M. 

J  »c  JLuchanst  commemorative. 
1   "  EAQT'  driQk'  in  mem'rv  of  Your  frienl'* 
w£f  nU  ih  WaS  0Ur  *■***  last  request     ' 
Who  all  the  pangs  of  death  endur'?        ' 
That  we  might  live  for  ever  blest.  ' 
2  Yes   we'll  record  thy  matchless  ^race 

Thou  dearest,  tend  Vest,  best  of  friends' 
Thv  dying  love  the  noblest  praise 
<Jf  long  eternity  transcends. 
S  Tis  pleasure  more  than  earth  can  r. 

TKWi?°rdne?s  th™ugh  these  veils  to  see, 
Thy  table  *ood  celestial  yields- 

And  happy  they,  who  at  with  thee. 
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THE   .MEANS   OF   GRACE.        521,    522 

4  But  oli  !  what  vast  transporting  joys 

Shall  fill  our  breasts,  our  tongues  inspire, 
When,  join'd  with  the  celestial  train, 
Our  grateful  souls  thy  love  admire! 

,V),  (3890     L-  ** 

*j~  I  .   yyu>  Eucharist  commanded  by  Jesus. 

1  rpms  feast  was  Jesus*  high  behest, 

-■-    This  cup  of  thanks  his  last  request 
Ye,  who  can  feel  his  worth,  attend: 
Eat,  drink,  in  mem'ry  of  your  friend. 

2  Around  the  patriot's  bust  ye  throng; 
Him  ye  exalt  in  swelling  song; 

For  him  the  wreath  of  glory  bind, 
Who  freed  from  vassalage  his  kind. 

3  And  si  mil  not  he  your  praises  reap, 
Who  rescues  from  the  iron  sleep? 
The  great  Deliverer,  whose  breath 
Unbinds  tlte  captives  e'en  of  death? 

4  Shall  he,  who,  sinful  men  to  save, 
Became  a  tenant  of  the  grave, 

I  nthank'd,  uncelebrated,  rise, 
Pass  unremember'd  to  the  skies? 

5  Christians!  unite  with  loud  acclaim, 
To  hymn  the  Saviour's  welcome  name, 
On  earth  extol  his  wondrous  love; 
Repeat  his  praise  in  worlds  above. 

rm  (391.)    C.  M. 

DJiZt*   Communicants  must  love  Christ  and  one 
anotJier. 

1  "V^E  foll'wers  of  the  Prince  of  peace, 

•*     Who  round  his  table  draw! 
Remember  what  his  spirit  was, 
What  his  peculiar  law. 

2  The  love,  which  all  his  bosom  fill'd, 

Did  all  his  actions  guide: 
SoS 


523  THE  JIEAS3  0;,  ^ 

4  Let  each  the  sacred  law  fulfil, 
lake  his  be  ev'rv  mind: 

523.  t,  ..    .     l.  m. 
. ted te*^  rte  c 

1   QOME  see  on  blood,  Calvary 
^  Suspended  on  th-  accursed" tree 
A  harmless  sufPrer  covcr'd  o'er      ' 
Mnh  shame,  and  weltVing  in  his  gore, 

2  Is  thi.  the  Saviour  long  foretold 
To  usher  ,n  the  age  of  gold  ° 

snasBSsfea 

4  £ee> t0  ,t,he,ir  refuSe  and  their  rest 
From  all  the  bonds  of  guilt  releas'd 
Transgressors  to  his  cross  renal      ' 
And  find  a  full  redemption  Sere! 

5  HalU„S'KWhat.miUions  °f  onp  race 

And  Z  H "S  m?i'e  t0  ^  shalfty 
And  on  thy  sacrifice  rely  7' 


THE  MEANS   OF   GRACE.     5%4,  5*1 

+  OA  C.  M. 

•)-*  +  •  Jj[  Sac r anient al  Hy 7/1/1. 

1  T  ORD,  at  thy  table  I  behold 
-"  The  wooden  of  thy  grace  ; 
Rut  most  of  all  admire  that  1 

Should  find  a  welcome  place; 

2  I  that  am  all  defil'd  with  sin, 

A  rebel  to  my  God; 
1  that  have  crucified  his  Son, 
And  trampled  on  his  blood. 

3  Wbat  strange  surprising  grace  is  this, 

That  such  a  soul  has  room ! 
My  Saviour  takes  me  by  the  hand, 
My  Jesus  bids  me  come. 

i  ■  Eat,  O  my  friends,'  the  Saviour  cries, 
The  feast  was  made  for  you; 
For  you  I  groan'd,  and  bled,  and  died, 
And  rose,  and  triumplfd  too.' 

5  With  trembling  faith,  and  bleeding  hearts, 

Lord,  we  accept  thy  love: 
Tis  a  rich  banquet  we  have  had, 
What  will  it  be  above! 

6  Ye  saints  below,  and  hosts  of  heaven, 

Join  all  your  praising  powers; 
No  theme  is  like  redeeming  love, 
No  Saviour  is  lij^e  ours. 

7  Had  I  ten  thousand  hearts,  dear  Lord, 

I'd  give  them  all  to  thee: 
Had  I  ten  thousand  tongues,  they  all 
Should  join  the  harmony. 

Wr  C.    M. 

DZu.  J\fujleshismeat  indeed.  John  vi.  53—55. 
1  TTERE  at  thy  table,  Lord,  we  meet 
-*-*-   To  feed  on  food  divine: 
Thy  body  is  the  bread  we  eat, 
Thy  precious  blood  the  wine. 
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5X26  THi:  MEANS  OF  GRACE. 

2  He  ihat  prepares  this  rich  repast, 

Himself  comes  down  and  dies; 
And  then  invites  us  thus  to  feast 
Upon  the  sacrifice. 

3  His  body  torn  with  rudest  hands 

Eecomes  the  finest  bread; 
And,  with  the  blessing  he  commands, 
Our  noblest  hopes  are  fed. 

4  His  blood,  that  from  each  op'ning  vein 

In  purple  torrents  ran, 
Hath  fil);d  this  cup  with  gen'rous  wine, 
That  cheers  both  God  and  man. 

5  Sure  there  was  never  love  so  free, 

Dear  Saviour,  so  divine  f 
"Well  thou  mav'st  claim  that  heart  of  me, 
Which  owes  so  much  to  thine. 

6  Yes,  thou  shalt  surely  have  my  heart. 

My  soul,  my  strength,  my  all  ; 
With  life  itself  I'll  freely  part,- 
My  Jesus,  at  thy  call. 

526.  (395.)       L.  M. 

1  TV  FY  God!    and  is  thy  table  spread? 
"•*•  And  does  thy  cup  with  love  o'erflow? 
Thither  be  all  thy  children  led, 

And  let  them  all  its  sweetness  know.. 

2  O  let  thy  table  honoured  be^ 

And  furnish *d  well  with  joyful  guests; 
And  may  each  soul  salvation  see, 
That  here  its  sacred  pledges  tastes. 

S  Let  crowds  approach,  with  hearts  prepar'd; 
With  warm  desire  let  all  attend; 
Nor,  when  we  leave  our  Father's  board, 
The  pleasure  or  the  profit  end. 

Revive  thy  dying  churches,  Lord! 
And  bid  our  drooping  graces  live.; 
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fclNTGDOM  OF   CHRIST.    527.  528 

And  more  that  energy  afford, 

A  Saviour's  death  alone  can  give. 

5  Xor  let  thy  spreading:  gospel  rest, 

1111  through  the  world  thy  truth  has  run, 
Till  with  tlii s  bread  all  men  be  blest 
Who  see  the  light  or  feel  the  sun! 

527.  (^"0   c.  m. 

1  piTY  the  nations,  O  our  God! 
-■■  Constrain  the  earth  to  come; 
Send  thy  victorious  word  abroad, 

And  bring  the  strangers  home. 

2  \AY  long  to  see  thy  churches  full, 

That  all  thy  faithful  race 
May,  with  one  voice,  and  heart,  and  soul, 
Sing  thy  redeeming  grace. 

K1XGDOM  AXD  CHURCH  OF  CHRIST. 

1.    GENERAL  AXD  MISSIONARY  HYXNS. 

3  —  ^'Effusion  of  the  Spirit  on  the  day  oj 

l^tntecost. 
1   /JREAT  was  the  day,  the  joy  was  great, 
"  When  the  divine  disciples  met; 
While  on  their  heads  the  Spirit  came, 
And  sat  like  tongues  of  cloven  flame. 

fl  What  gifts,  what  miracles  he  gave ! 
And  pow'r  to  kill,  and  pow'r  to  save! 
Furnish'd  their  tongues  with  wondrous  words, 
Instead  of  shields,  and  spears,  and  swords. 

3  Nations,  the  learned  and  the  rude, 
Were  by  these  heav'nly  arms  subdu'd, 
The  heathens  saw  thy  glory,  Lord! 
And,  wond'ring,  bless'd  thy  gracious  word, 
359  23 


529,    530  KINGDOM  A5TD 

4  Come  the  great  day,  the  glorious  hour, 
"When  all  shall  feel  thy  saving  pow*r, 
And  the  whole  race  of  man  confess 
The  beauty  of  thy  holiness! 

r9Q  (177.)       L.   M. 

OZ  J,  xiie  kingdom  of  Christ  shall  c<n*t 
earth. 

1  TESUit  shall  reign,  where'er  the  sun 
**    Does  his  successive  journies  run; 
His  kingdom  stretch  from  shore  to  short 
Till  moons  shall  wax  and  wane  no  more, 

2  People  and  realms  of  ev'ry  tongue 
Dwell  on  his  love  with  gratei'id  song; 
And  with  united  hearts  proclaim, 
That  grace  and  truth  by  Jesus  came. 

3  Blessings  abound  where'er  he  reigns; 
The  pris'ner  leaps  to  loose  his  chains; 
The  weary  find  eternal  rest, 

And  all  the  sons  of  want  are  blest. 

4  Where  he  displays  his  healing  pcw'r, 
The  Btins  of  death  is  known  no  more: 
In  him  the  sons  of  Adam  boast 
More  blessings  than  their  father  lost. 

CQA  P.    M. 

i)3U.  Rev.  xiv.  2,  3. 

1  TT  ARK !  the  song  of  Jubilee, 
-*--*-  Loud  as  mighty  thunders  roar, 
Or  the  fulness  ol  the  sea, 

AYhen  it  breaks  upon  the  shore:-— 
Hallelujah !  for  the  Lord, 

God  omnipotent,  shall  reign; 
Hallelujah!  let  the  word 

Lcho  round  the  earth  and  main. 

2  Hallelujah!  hark!  the  sound, 

From  the  depth  unto  the  skies, 
Wakes  above,  beneath,  around, 
All  creation's  harmonies: — 
560 


CHURCH  OF  CHRIST.  53». 

Sec  Jehovah's  banner  furl'd, 

Sheath 'd  his  sword:  he  speaks — lis  done; 
And  the  kingdoms  of  this  world 

Are  the  kingdoms  of  his  Son, 

Z  He  shall  reign  from  pole  to  pole 

With  illimitable  sway: 
He  shall  reign,  when  like  a  scroll 

Yonder  heav'ns  have  pass'd  away:— 
Then  the  end; — beneath  his  rod 

Man's  last  enemy  shall  fall; 
Hallelujah!  Christ  in  God, 

God  in  Christ,  is  all  in  all. 

rQ1  L.  M. 

^•*  *  •   The  Universal  Reign  of  Christ.     Rev. 

xi.  15.  and  xiv.  5. 
1   TTARK!  what  triumphant  strains  are  these, 
■"  Which  echo  through  the  vault  of  heaven ? 
M  To  Jesus  once  on  Calvary  slain, 

The  kingdoms  of  the  earth  are  given." 

1  Hark!  the  new  song  before  the  throne, 
Which  only  the  redeem'd  can  raise; 
Angels  may  tune  their  golden  harps, 
But  cannot  reach  these  notes  of  praise, 

3  They  worship  our  exalted  Lord, 

And  hail  him  universal  King; 
But  saints — the  purchase  of  his  blood, 
Can  strike  a  sweeter,  nobler  string. 

4  The  wonders  of  his  dying  love. 

Their  hallelujahs  loud  proclaim, 
While  with  extatie  joy  they  shout 
New  honour*  to  hit  sacred  name. 

5  Froaa  c*cry  lindred,  every  tongue, 

From  caracroua  cations  long  unknown, 

From  colisC't1  Greek*  aad  Scythians  rude, 

A  countless  kost  stiircund  the  throne, 

6  In  robes  of  spotless  white  array'd, 

And  palms  of  victory  in  their  hand, 
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539,  KINGDOM  AND 

With  holy  wonder  and  delight, 

The  trophies  of  his  grace  they  stand. 

7  [And  still  till  time  shall  be  no  more, 
The  mighty  concourse  shall  increase; 
And  Jesus  gain,  in  heathen  lands, 
New  subjects  of  the  reign  of  peace.] 

a),)Z.  Desire  for  the  spread  of  the  gospel. 

1  pi  REAT  God!  the  nations  of  the  earth 
"  Are  by  creation  thine; 

And  in  thy  works,  by  all  beheld, 
Thy  radiant  glories  shine. 

2  But,  Lord,  thy  greater  love  has  sent 

Thy  gospel  to  mankind, 
Unveiling  what  rich  stores  of  grace 
Are  treasur'd  in  thy  mind. 

3  Lord!  when  shall  these  glad  tidings  spread 

The  spacious  earth  around, 

Till  ev'ry  tribe,  and  ev'ry  soul 

Shall  hear  the  joyful  sound? 

4  O  when  shall  Afric's  sable  sons 

Enjoy  the  heav'nly  word, 
And  vassals  long  enslav'd  become 
The  freemen  of  the  Lord? 

5  'When  shall  th'  untutor'd  heathen  tribes, 

A  dark  bewilder'd  race, 
Sit  down  at  our  Immanuel's  feet, 
And  learn  and  feel  his  grace? 

6  Haste,  sov 'reign  mercy,  and  transform 

Their  cruelty  to  love; 

Soften  the  tiger  to  a  lamb, 

The  Vulture  to  a  dove. 

7  Smile,  Lord,  on  each  divine  attempt 

To  spread  the  gospel's  rays; 
And  build,  on  sin's  demolish'd  throne, 
The  temples  of  thy  praise. 
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CHURCH   OF   CHRIST.     5$c>,    554 

*QQ  P.    M. 

«>  J.).     p8.  lxxxvii.  3.      Isa.  xxxiii.  20,  21. 
1   /^.LOKIOUS  things  of  thee  are  spoken, 
*~*   Zion,  city  of  our  God; 
He,  -whose  word  cannot  he  broken, 

Form'd  thee  for  his  own  abode; 
On  the  rock  of  ages  founded, 

What  can  shake  thy  sure  repose ' 

With  salvation's  walls  surrounded, 

Thou  may'st  smile  at  all  thy  foes. 

S  See,  the  streams  of  living  waters, 

Springing  from  eternal  love, 
Well  supply  thy  sons  and  daughters, 

And  all  fear  of  want  remove: 
Who  can  faint  while  such  a  river 

Ever  flows  thy  thirst  t'  assuage? 
Grace  which,  like  the  Lord,  the  giver 

Xever  fails  from  age  to  age. 

S  Round  each  habitation  hov'ring, 

See  the  cloud  and  fire  appear! 
For  a  glory  and  a  cov'ring, 

Showing  that  the  Lord  is  near: 
Thus  deriving  from  their  banner 

Light  by  night  and  shade  by  day, 
Safe  they  feed  upon  the  manna 

Which  he  gives  them  when  they  pray 

-«*  P.M. 

JO~±,  Kingdom  of  Christ. 

1  TJEJ01CE,  the  Saviour  reigns 
■"  Among  the  sons  of  men; 

He  breaks  tbe  pris'ners  chains, 

And  makes  them  free  again: 
Let  hell  oppose  God's  only  Son, 
In  spite  of  toes  his  cause  goes  on. 

2  The  baffled  prince  of  hell 
In  vain  new  projects  tries, 
The  gospel  to  repel, 

By  cruelties  and  liea: 
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535  KINGDOM  AND 

Th'  infernal  gates  shall  rage  in  Tain; 
Conquest  awaits  the  Lamb  once  slain. 

3  He  died,  hut  soon  arose 
Triumphant  o'er  the  grave: 
And  now  himself  he  shows 
Omnipotent  to  save: 

Let  rebels  kiss  the  victor's  feet; 
Eternal  bliss  his  subjects  meet. 

4  All  pow'r  is  in  his  hand, 
His  people  to  defend; 

To  his  most  high  command 

Shall  millions  more  attend: 
All  heaven  with  smiles  approve  his  cause; 
And  distant  isles  receive  his  laws. 

5  This  little  seed  from  heaven 
Shall  soon  become  a  tree; 
This  ever  blessed  leaven 
Diffus'd  abroad  must  be; 

Till  God  the  Son  shall  come  again, 
It  must  go  on.     Amen,  amen ! 

fJoJ.     Prospect  of  Success.     John  iv.  35,  36. 

1  T>EHOLD  th'  expected  time  draw  near, 
■*-*  The  shades  disperse,  the  dawn  appear; 
The  barren  wilderness  assume 

The  beauteous  tints  of  Eden's  bloom. 

2  Events,  with  prophecies,  conspire 
To  raise  our  faith,  our  zeal  to  fire: 
The  rip'ning  fields,  already  white, 
Present  a  harvest  to  our  sight. 

3  The  untaught  heathen  waits  to  kno"w 
The  joy  the  gospel  will  bestow; 
The  exil'd  slave  waits  to  receive 
The  freedom  Jesus  has  to  give. 

4  Come,  let  us,  with  a  grateful  heart 
In  the  blest  labour  share  a  part, 

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CHURCH   OF   CHRIST.  536 

Our  pray'rs  and  ofTrings  gladly  bring, 
To  aid  the  triumphs  of  our  King. 

5  Our  hearts  exult  in  songs  of  praise 
That  we  have  seen  these  latter  days, 
When  our  Redeemer  shall  be  known, 
Where  Satan  long  has  held  His  throne. 

6  From  eastern  to  the  western  skies, 
Sweet  incense  to  his  name  shall  rise; 
And  Tyre,  and  Egypt,  Greek,  and  Jew, 
By  sovereign  grace  be  form'd  anew. 

.J  JO.      ..Missionaries.     Psa^i  lxxii.  7,  8. 

1  T  ORD,  send  thy  word,  and  let  it  fly 
-■-*  Arm'd  with  thy  Spirit's  pow'r, 
Fen  thousands  shall  coufess  its  sway, 

And  bless  the  saving  hour. 

2  Beneath  the  influence  of  thy  grace, 

The  barren  wastes  shall  rise, 
With  sudden  greens,  and  fruits  array'd, 
A  blooming  paradise. 

S  True  holiness  shall  strike  its  root 
In  each  regeirrate  heart; 
Shall  in  a  growth  divine  arise, 
And  heavenly  fruits  impart. 

4  Peace,  with  her  olives  crown'd,  shall  stretch 

Her  wings  from  shore  to  shore; 
No  trump  shall  rouse  the  rage  of  war, 
Nor  murd'rous  cannon  roar. 

5  Lord,  for  those  days  we  "wait — those  days 

Are  in  thy  word  foretold; 
Fly  swifter,  sun  and  stars,  and  bring 
This  promis'd  age  of  gold! 

6  Amen,  with  joy  divine,  let  earth's 

Unnuraber'd  myriads  cry; 
Amen,  with  joy  divine,  let  heaven's 
Unnumber'd  choirs  reply. 
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537,   558  KINGDOM   \XD 

*q-7  L.  M. 

DOi  .Fau  of  Babylon  predicted.     Rev.  xiv.  6-8. 

1  "CROUD  Babylon  yet  waits  her  doom; 
•*•     Nor  can  her  tott'ring  palace  fall, 
Till  some  ble3t  messenger  arise, 

The  ransom'd  heathen  world  to  call'. 

2  Now  see  the  glorious  time  approach? 
Behold  the  mighty  angel  fly, 

The  gospel  tidings  to  convey 
To  ev'ry  land  beneath  the  sky  I 

3  See  the  kind  native  of  Pelew 

With  rapture  greet  the  sacred  sound; 
And,  for  a  Saviour's  precious  name, 
Throw  his  mean  idols  to  the  ground. 

4  O  see,  on  Otaheite's  isle, 
And  Africa's  unhappy  shore, 

The  unlearn'd  savage  press  to  heary 
And  hearing,  wonder  and  adore. 

5  See,  while  the  joyful  truth  is  told, 
That  Jesus  left  his  throne  in  heaven, 
And  suffered,  died,  and  rose  again, 
That  all  his  sins  might  be  forgiv'n: 

6  See  what  delight,  unfelt  before, 
Beams  in  his  fix'd,  attentive  eye; 

And  hear  him  ask — "  For  wretched  me^ 
Did  this  divine  Redeemer  die?" 

7  "  Ah!  why  have  ye  so  long  forborne 
To  tell  such  welcome  news  as  this? 
Go  now,  let  ev'ry  sinner  hear, 
And  share  in  sueh  exalted  bliss !" 

8  Now,  Babylon,  thy  hour  is  come, 
Thy  curs'd  foundation  shall  give  way; 
And  thine  eternal  overthrow 

The  triumphs  of  the  cross  display! 

U  o  O  •     Prayer  for  the  sprea  d  of  the  Gotpet.  Is*. 

xlix.  22.     Isaiah  lx!  4.  5. 
1  fVER  those  gloomy  hills  of  darkness 
"  Look,  my  soul,  be  still,  and  ffaze* 
3SG 


CHURCH   OF   CHRIST.  539 

All  die  promises  do  travail 
With  a  glorious  day  of  grace; 

Blessed  Jub'lee, 
Let  thy  glorious  morning  dawn 
8  Let  the  Indian,  let  the  negro, 
Let  the  rude  Barbarian  see, 
That  divine  and  glorious  conquest 
Once  obtain'd  on  Calvary; 

Let  the  gospel 
Soon  resound  from  pole  to  pole. 

3  Kingdoms  wide  that  sit  in  darkness, 

Grant  them,  Lord,  the  glorious  light, 
And  from  eastern  coast  to  western, 

May  the  morning  chase  the  night; 

And  redemption, 
Freely  purchas'd,  win  the  day. 

4  May  the  glorious  day  approaching, 

Thine  eternal  love  proclaim, 
And  the  everlasting  gospel, 

Spread  abroad  thy  holy  name, 

O'er  the  borders 
Of  the  great  Immanuel's  land. 

5  Mighty  Saviour,  spread  thy  gospel, 

Win  and  conquer,  never  cease, 
May  thy  lasting  wide  dominions 

Multiply  and  still  increase; 

Sway  thy  sceptre, 
Saviour,  all  the  world  around. 

r,o0  P-  M. 

u,yu.        Cry  aloud,  spare  not.     Is.   lxiii.  1. 

1  "IV/|  EN  of  God,  go  take  your  stations; 
-L"    Darkness  reigns  throughout  the  earth, 
Go  proclaim  among  the  nations, 

Joyful  news  of  heavenly  birth: 

JBear  the  tidings 
Of  the  Saviour's  matchless  worth 

2  Of  his  gospel  not  ashamed, 

As  "  the  power  of  God  to  saYeV* 

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540  KINGDOM  AND 

Go  where  Christ  was  never  named; 
Publish  freedom  to  the  slave ! 

Blessed  freedom! 
Such  as  Zion's  children  have. 

3  What  though  earth  and  hell  united, 

Should  oppose  the  Saviour's  plan? 
Plead  his  cause,  nor  he  affrighted: 
Fear  ye  not  the  face  of  man: 

Vain  their  tumult; 
Hurt  his  work  they  never  can. 

4  When  expos'd  to  fearful  dangers, 

Jesus  will  his  own  defend, 
Borne  afar  'midst  foes  and  strangers, 
Jesus  will  appear  your  friend: 

And  his  presence 
Shall  be  with  you  to  the  end. 

04U.         por  J\fissionary  Associations. 

1  A  SSEMBLED  at  thy  great  command, 
■**  Before  thy  face,  dread  King,  we  stand; 
The  voice  that  marshall'd  ev'ry  star, 

Has  call'd  thy  people  from  afar. 

2  We  meet,  thro'  distant  lands  to  spread 
The  truth  for  which  the  martyrs  bled; 
Along  the  line — to  either  pole — 

The  thunder  of  thy  praise  to  roll. 

3  First,  bow  our  hearts  beneath  thy  sway: 
Then  give  thy  growing  empire  way, 
O'er  wastes  of  sin — o'er  fields  of  blood — 
Till  all  mankind  shall  be  subdu'd. 

4  Our  pray'rs  assist-' -accept  our  praise— 
Our  hopes  revive —  our  courage  raise— 
Our  counsels  aid — and  Oh !  impart 
The  single  eye — the  faithful  heart! 

5  Forth  with  thy  chosen  heralds  come, 
Uecall  the  wand'ring  spirit  home: 

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CHURCH   OF   CHRIST.  541, 

KlTOH  Zion's  mount  send  forth  the  sound 
To  spread  the  spacious  earth  around. 

L.   M. 

Oil.   Prayer  for  the  Success  of  Missions. 

J     |NDULG£NT  God,  to  thee  we  pray, 
*  He  w  ith  us  on  this  solemn  day: 
Smile  on  our  souls,  our  plans  approve, 
Bv  which  ve  seek  to  spread  thy  love. 

2  Ix?t  parly  prejudice  be  gone, 
And  love  unite  our  hearts  in  one; 
Let  ill  WC  have  and  are,  combine 
To  aid  this  glorious  work  of  thine. 

3  TPoint  us  to  men  of  upright  mind, 
Devoted,  diligent,  and  kind; 

AN  1th  grace  be  all  their  hearts  endow 'd, 
And  light  to  guide  them  in  the  road. 

4  With  cheerful  steps  may  they  proceed, 
Where'er  thy  providence  shall  lead; 

Let  heaven  and  earth  their  work  befriend, 
And  mercy  all  their  paths  attend.] 

5  Great  let  the  bands  of  those  be  found 
Who  shall  attend  the  gospel  sound: 
And  let  Barbarians,  bond  and  free, 
In  suppliant  throngs  resort  to  thee. 

C  Where  Pagan  altars  now  are  buiU, 
And  brutal  blood,  or  human,  spilt, 
There  be  the  bleeding  cross  high  rear  d, 
And  God,  our  God,  alone  rever'd. 

7  AYhere  captives  groan  beneath  their  chain, 
Let  grace,  and  love,  and  concord  reign; 
The  aged  and  the  infant  tongue 
Unite  in  one  harmonious  song. 

d±-£»  Prayer  on  the  Scarcity  of  Gospel  J\fis- 

nonaries.     Luke  x.  "2. 
1  T  ORD,  when  we  cast  our  eyes  abroad, 
■■-*  And  see  on  heathen  altars  slain, 

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543  KINGDOM  AND 

Poor  helpless  babes  for  sacrifice, 
To  purge  their  parents'  dismal  stain; 

2  We  can't  behold  such  horrid  deeds 
Without  a  groan  of  ardent  pray'r; 
And  while  each  heart  in  anguish  bleeds 
We  cry,  Lord,  send  thy  gospel  there. 

3  For  them  we  pray,  for  them  we  wait, 
To  them  thy  great  salvation  show; 
Thy  harvest,  Lord,  is  truly  great. 
But  faithful  labourers  are  few. 

4  O  send  out  preachers,  gracious  Lord, 
Among  that  dark,  beuilder'd  race; 
Open  their  eyes,  and  bless  thy  word, 
And  call  them  by  thy  sov'reign  grace 

5  Then  shall  they  shout  thy  honour'd  name, 
And  sound  thy  matchless  praise  abroad; 
And  we  will  join  them  in  the  theme, 
Salvation  to  our  risen  God. 

r  *  r.  L.   M. 

040.  Prayer  for  the  Success  of  .Mission* 

1  f^  O,  friends  of  Jesus,  and  proclaim 

^-*  The  kind  Redeemer  you  have  found; 
And  speak  his  ever  precious  name, 
To  all  the  wond'ring  nations  round. 

2  Go,  tell  the  unlettered,  wretched  slave, 
Who  groans  beneath  a  tyrant's  rod, 
You  bring  a  pardon  bought  with  blood, 
The  blood  of  an  incarnate  God. 

3  Go,  tell  the  panting,  sable  chief 
On  Ethiopia's  scorching  sand, 

You  come  with  a  refreshing  stream, 
To  cheer  and  bless  his  thirsty  land. 

4  Go,  tell  the  distant  isles  afar, 
Of  Otaheite  and  Pelew, 
That  in  the  covenant  of  grace, 
Their  unknown  names  are  written  toq. 


c nunc ii  of  CHRIST.   544,  545 

5  Go  tell,  on  India's  golden  shores, 
Of  a  rich  treasure,  more  refin'd; 

And  tell  them,  tho'  they'll  scarce  believe, 
You  come,  the  friend  ot  human  kind. 

6  Say,  the  religion  you  profess 
Is  all  benevolence  and  love; 
And  by  its  own  divine  effects, 
Its  heavenly  origin  will  prove. 

511.  CM. 

1  f"3G,  and  the  Savour's  grace  proclaim, 
"  Ye  messengers  of  God; 

Co,  publish,  thro'  Immanuers  name, 
Salvation  bought  with  blood. 

2  What  tho'  your  arduous  track  may  lie 

Thro'  regions  dark  as  death; 
What  tho'  your  faith  and  zeal  to  try, 
Perils  beset  your  path: 

3  Yet,  with  determin'd  courage,  go, 

And,  arm'd  with  pow'r  divine, 
Your  God  will  needful  aid  bestow, 
And  on  your  labours  shine. 

4  He  who  has  call'd  you  to  the  war 

Will  recompense  your  pains; 
Before  Messiah's  conqu'ring  car, 
Mountains  shall  sink  to  plains. 

5  Shrink  not  tho'  earth  and  hell  oppose, 

But  plead  your  Master's  cause; 
Nor  doubt  that  e'en  your  mighty  foes 
Shall  bow  before  his  cross. 


545.  P-  M- 

1   f^  O,  ye  messengers  of  God, 
"  Like  the  beams  of  morning  fly; 
Take  the  wonder-working  rod, 
Wave  the  banner  cross  on  high ! 
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546  KINGDOM  AND 

2  Go  to  many  a  tropic  isle 

On  the  bosom  of  the  deep; 
Where  the  skies  for  ever  smile, 
And  the  blacks  for  ever  weep. 

3  Where  the  golden  gates  of  day 

Open  on  the  balmy  East, 
Wide  the  bleeding  cross  display, 
Spread  the  gospel's  richest  feaM. 

4  Visit  ev'ry  heathen  soil, 

Ev'ry  barren,  burning  strand,— 
Bid  each  drear}'  region  smile, 
Lovely  as  the  promis'd  land. 

5  In  yon  wilds  of  stream  and  shade, 

Many  an  Indian  wigwam  trace; 
And  with  words  of  love  persuade 
Savages  to  sue  for  grace. 

6  Circumnavigate  the  Ball — 

Visit  ev'ry  soil  and  sea; 
Preach  the  cross  of  Christ  to  all; 
Jesus'  love  is  full  and  free. 


546 


L.  M. 

Missionaries.  Dan.  ii.  45. 

1  T^XERT  thy  pow'r,  thy  rights  maintain, 
■"  Insulted,  everlasting  King! 

The  influence  of  thy  crown  increase, 
And  strangers  to  thy  footstool  bring. 

2  We  long  to  see  that  happy  time, 
That  dear,  expected,  blessed  day, 
When  counties*  myriads  of  our  race 
The  second  Adam  shall  obey. 

3  The  prophecies  must  be  fulfillM, 
Tho'  earth  and  hell  should  dare  oppose; 
The  stone  cut  from  the  mountain's  side, 
Tho'  unobserv'd,  to  empire  grows. 

4  Soon  shall  the  blended  image  fall, 
Brass,  silver,  iron,  gold,  and  clay. 

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CIIUUCH  OF  CHRIST  547 

And  superstition's  gloomy  reign 
To  light  and  liberty  give  way. 

5  In  one  sweet  symphony  of  praise, 
Gentile  and  Jew  shall  then  unite; 
And  infidelity,  asham'd, 

Sink  in  th'  abyss  of  endless  night. 

6  Soon  Afric's  long  enslaved  sons 
Shall  join  ^  ith  Europe's  polish 'd  race, 
To  celebrate,  in  different  tongues, 
The  glories  of  redeeming  grace. 

7  From  east  to  west,  from  north  to  south, 
ImmaniuTs  kingdom  shall  extend; 
And  ev'ry  man,  in  ev'ry  face. 

Shall  meet  a  brother,  and  a  friend. 

547,  u  M- 

1  p*OMFORT,  ye  ministers  of  grace, 
^  Comfort  the  people  of  your  Lord; 
O  lift  ye  up  the  fallen  race, 

And  cheer  them  by  the  gospel  word. 

2  Go  into  every  nation,  go; 

Speak  to  their  trembling  hearts,  and  cry, 
Glad  tidings  unto  all  we  show: 
Jerusalem,  thy  God  is  nigh. 

3  Hark!  in  the  wilderness  a  cry, 

A  voice  that  loudly  calls,  prepare! 
Prepare  your  hearts,  for  God  is  nigh, 
And  means  to  make  his  entrance  there! 

4  The  Lord  your  God  shall  quickly  come} 

Sinners,  repent,  the  call  obey: 
Open  your  hearts  to  make  him  room, 
Ye  desert  souls  prepare  his  way. 

5  The  Lord  shall  clear  his  way  through  all: 

Whate'er  obstructs,  obstructs  in  vain; 
The  vale  shall  rise,  the  mountain  fall, 
Crooked  be  straight,  and  rugged  plain. 
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548,  549  KINGDOM  AND 

6  The  glory  of  the  Lord  display  d 
Shall  all  mankind  together  view, 
And  what  his  mouth  and  truth  hath  said, 
His  own  almighty  hand  shall  do. 

r  4Q  I-  M. 

*><±0.  Spread  of  the  Gospel. 

1  "D  RIGHT  as  the  sun's  meridian  blaze, 
-*-*    Vast  as  the  blessings  he  conveys, 
Wide  as  his  reign  from  pole  to  pole, 
And  permanent  as  his  control. 

2  So,  Jesus,  let  thy  kingdom  come, 
Then  sin  and  hell's  terrific  gloom 
Shall,  at  his  brightness,  flee  away, 
The  dawn  of  an  eternal  day. 

3  '  Then  shall  the  heathen,  fill'd  with  awe, 
Learn  the  blest  knowledge  of  thy  law: 
And  antichrist  on  ev'ry  shore, 

Fall  from  his  throne  to  rise  no  more.' 

4  Then  shall  thy  lofty  praise  resound 

On  Afric's  shores — thro' India's  ground; 
And  islands  of  the  southern  sea 
Shall  stretch  their  eager  arms  to  thee. 

5  Then  shall  the  Jew  and  Gentile  meet 
In  pure  devotion  at  thy  feet: 

And  earth  shall  yield  thee,  as  thy  due, 
Her  fulness  and  her  glory  too. 

6  O  that  from  Zion  now  might  shine 
This  heavenly  light,  this  truth  divine: 
Till  the  whole  universe  shall  be 

But  one  great  temple,  Lord,  to  thee. 

549 


Missionary  Exertions;  or,  Christ  pro* 
claimed  to  the  World.     Is.  lxii.  10 — 12. 
O  through  the  gates  ('tis  God  commands} 
orkers  with  God,  the  charge  obey, 
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CHURCH   OF   CHRIST.  550 

Remove  whatever  his  work  withstands, 
Prepare,  prepare  his  people's  way. 

8  Lift  up  for  all  mankind  to  see 

The  standard  of  their  Saviour  God, 
Ami  point  them  to  the  shameful  tree, 

The  cross  idi  stain'd  with  hallow 'd  blood. 

S  Sion,  thy  suffering  Prince  behold, 
Thy  Saviour  and  Salvation  too, 
Ua  comes,  he  comes,  so  long  foretold, 
Cloth'd  in  a  vest  of  bloody  hue. 

■I  Himself  prepares  his  people's  hearts, 

Breaks  and  binds  up,  and  wounds  and  heals, 
A  mystic  death  and  life  imparts, 
Empties  the  full,  the  emptied  fills. 

5  He  fills  whom  first  he  hath  prepar'd, 
With  him  all  needful  grace  is  given, 
Himself  is  here  their  great  reward, 
Their  future  and  their  present  heaven. 

DDu.         Farewell  to  ^Missionaries. 

1  r*  O,  ye  heralds  of  salvation, 

"   Go,  proclaim  '  Redeeming  blood;' 
Publish  to  each  barb  You  s  nation, 

Peace  and  pardon  from  our  God; 
Tell  the  heathen, 

None  but  Christ  can  do  them  good. 

2  While  the  gospel  trump  you're  sounding, 

May  the  Spirit  seal  the  word, 
And,  thro'  plenteous  grace  abounding^ 
Heathen  bow  and  own  the  Lord; 

Idols  leaving, 
God  alone  shall  be  ador'd.. 

3  Distant  tho'  our  souls  are  blending 

Still  our  hearts  are  warm  and  true; 
In  our  pray'rs  to  heav'n  ascending, 
Brethren — we'll  remember  you: 
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551  KINGDOM  AST* 

Heav'n  preserve  you, 
Safely  all  your  journey  through. 

4  When  your  mission  here  is  finislvd, 

And  your  work  on  earth  is  done, 
May  your  souls,  by  grace  replenish 'd, 
Find  acceptance  thro'  the  Son; 

Thence  admitted, 
Dwell  for  ever  near  his  throne. 

5  Loud  hosannas  now  resounding, 

Make  the  heavenly  arches  ring: 
Grace  to  sinful  men  abounding, 
Ransom'd  millions  sweetly  sing; 

While,  with  rapture, 
All  adore  their  heav'nly  King. 

--  C.  M. 

OOl*     The  JVHssionai^ies'*  farewell. 

1  T7"1NDRED,  and  friends,  and  native  land 
"-  How  shall  we  say  farewell? 

How,  when  our  swelling  sails  expand, 
How  will  our  bosoms  swell ! 

2  Yes,  nature,  all  thy  soft  delights, 

And  tender  ties  we  know^ 
But  love,  more  strong  tlian  death,  unites 
To  Him  that  bids  us  go. 

3  Thus,  when  oui  ev'ry  passion  mov'd, 

The  gushing  tear-drop  starts; 

The.  cause  of  Jesus  more  belov'd, 

Shall  glow  within  our  hearts. 

4  The  sighs  we  breathe  for  precious  souls, 

Where  He  is  yet  unknown, 
Might  waft  us  to  the  distant  poles, 
Or  to  the  burning  zone. 

5  With  the  warm  wish  our  bosoms  swell, 

Our  glowing  pow'rs  expand; 
Farewell — then  we  can  say, — Farewell, 
Our  friends,  our  native"  land ! 

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CHURCH   OF    CHRIST.       552,  555 

*rl9  S.   M. 

Ux}  —  Ordination  and  departure  of  Missionaries 
I   X^E  Messengers  of  Christ, 

■■■     His  so  v 'reign  voice  obey: 
Arise!  and  follow  -where  he  lead», 
And  peace  attend  your  way. 

-Z  The  Master,  -whom  you  serve, 

Will  needful  strength  bestow; 
Depending  on  his  promis'd  aid, 

With  sacred  courage  go. 

3  Mountains  shall  sink  to  plains, 
And  hell  in  vain  oppose; 

The  cause  is  God's,  and  must  prevail, 
In  spite  of  all  his  foes. 

4  Go.  spread  a  Saviour's  fame; 
And  tell  his  matchless  grace 

To  the  most  guilty  and  deprav'd 
Of  Adam's  num'rous  race. 

5  We  wish  you,  in  his  name, 
The  most  divine  success; 

Assur'd  that  he  who  sends  you  forth 
Will  your  endeavours  bless. 

■r.  L.   M. 

)D  J.  Prayer  for  Israel. 

1  XI ATHER  of  faithful  Abra'm,  hear 

-*-     Our  earnest  suit  for  Abra'm 's  seed, 
Justly  they  claim  the  softest  prayV 
From  those  adopted  in  their  stead. 

2  Outcast  from  thee,  and  scatter'd  wide 

Thro'  ev'ry  nation  under  heav'n, 
Rejecting  whom  they  crucified, 
Unsav'd,  unpity'd,  unforgiv'n. 

$  But  hast  thou  finally  forsook, 
For  ever  cast  thy  own  away? 
No — thou  wilt  bid  them  turn  and  look 

On  him  they  piere'd,  and  mourn  and  pray. 

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554,   555  KINGDOM  AND 

4  Come  then,  thou  great  Deliv'rer,  come, 
The  veil  from  Jacob's  heart  remove; 
Receive  th)  ancient  people  home, 
That  they  may  sing  redeeming  love. 

004.     Pleading  for  the  Conversion  of  the  Jew* 

1  ^EPHERD  of  Israel,  thou  didst  lead 
^  Thy  chosen  flock  the  desert  through, 
And  from  between  the  cherubim 

Thy  mercy  and  thy  favour  show. 

2  And  though  their  sins  provoked  thee  oft, 

To  give  them  to  their  foes  a  prey, 
Yet  didst  thou,  for  thy  mercy  sake 
As  often  turn  thy  wrath  away. 

3  But,  ah!  they  fill'd  the  measure  up 

Of  all  their  aggravated  guilt, 
When  on  the  hill  of  Calvary 
The  blood  of  thine  own  Son  they  spilt 

4  And  now  for  ages  they  have  been 

Cast  out  and  banish'd  from  thy  sight, 
Wandering  through  all  the  earth,   as  those 
In  whom  thou  hast  no  more  delighw 

5  Yet  is  thy  word  of  promise  sure, 

That  they  shall  be  again  restored, 
And  with  the  gentile  church  unite 
To  worship  and  to  serve  the  Lord, 

6  Our  faith  in  expectation  waits, 

To  see  that  glorious  morning  rise, 
O  bid  the  shadows  flee  away, 
And  satisfy  our  longing  eyes. 

2.    PASTORAL. 

ODD,  For  meetings  of  theological  students  or  *] 

ministers. 
I   "D  AND  of  brethren,  who  are  given 
**  To  the  Lamb  of  Calvary, 
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CklPd  to  preach  the  reign  of  heaven, 
And  the  gospel  jubilee; 

Jesus  asks  us; 
M  Simon  Peter,  lov'st  thou  me?" 

5  Lord,  thou  knowest  that  we  love  thee| 
Oh  for  grace  to  love  thee  more: 
Let  our  notes  of  praise  now  move  thee 
Down  upon  our  souls  to  pour 

Thy  good  Spirit, 
Then  we  all  shall  love  thee  more. 
S  When  the  sacred  page  we  ponder, 
Shine  upon  it  from  above, 
When  we  gaze  with  deepest  wonder 
On  the  bleeding  Saviour's  love, 
Holy  Spirit, 
Then  our  warm  affections  move. 

4  Teach  us  all  our  high  vocation, 

Fill  us  with  the  love  of  souls, 
Spread  abroad  thy  great  salvation 

From  the  centre  to  the  poles, 

Till  the  Saviour 
Sees  the  travail  of  his  soul. 

5  Grant  us  heav'nly  strength  and  blessing, 

To  be  faithful  to  the  end, 
Let  not  one  thy  love  possessing 

Join  at  last  th'  Iscariot  hand! 
O  the  traitor! 
Save  us,  Jesus,  from  his  end! 

6  Sooner  may  the  rocks  and  mountains 

Fall  upon  us  from  on  high, 
And  our  life  blood's  deepest  fountains 

In  our  inmost  souls  go  dry, 

Than  betray  him 
Who  to  save  us  left  the  sky. 

556.  l.  m. 

1    TESUS.  thy  wand'ring  sheep  behold! 
**    See,  Lord,  with  yearning  bowels,  see, 
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557  KINGDOM    AND 

Poor  souls  that  cannot  find  the  fold, 
Till  sought  and  gather 'd  in  hy  thee. 

2  Lost  are  they  now,  and  scatter'd  wide, 

In  pain,  and  weariness,  and  want} 

With  no  kind  Shepherd  near,  to  guide 

The  sick,  and  spiritless  and  faint. 

3  Thou,  only  thou,  the  kind  and  good, 

And  sheep-redeeming  Shepherd  art; 
Collect  thy  flock,  and  give  them  food 
And  pastors  after  thine  own  heart. 

4  Give  the  pure  word  of  gen'ral  grace, 

And  great  shall  be  the  preacher's  crowd ; 
Preachers,  who  all  the  sinful  race 
Point  to  the  all  atoning  blood. 

5  In  every  messenger  reveal 

The  grace  they  preach  divinely  free; 
That  each  may  by  thy  Spirit  tell, 
"  He  died  tor  all,  who  died  for  me." 

6  A  double  portion  from  above, 

Of  thine  all-quick'ning  grace  impart; 
Shed  forth  thy  universal  love, 
In  every  faithful  Pastor's  heart. 

'  L.  M. 

uut.       ^Ministerial  Love.     Job  xxix.  2—4. 

i  f\  THAT  1  were  as  heretofore; 

*-^  When  first  sent  forth  in  Jesus'  name, 
I  rush'd  through  every  open  door, 

And  cried  to  all,  ';  behold  the  Lamb!" 

2  The  God  who  kills  and  makes  alive, 

To  me  the  quickening  power  impart; 
Thy  grace  restore,  thy  work  revive, 
Retouch  my  lips,  renew  my  heart. 

3  I  would  the  precious  time  redeem, 

And  longer  live  for  this  alone, 
To  spend,  and  to  be  spent  for  them 
Who  have  not  vet  mv  Saviour  known, 
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4  My  talents,,  gifts,  and  graces,  Lord, 

Into  thy  olessed  hands  receive; 

And  let  me  live  to  preach  thy  word, 

And  let  me  for  thy  glory  live. 

5  Enlarge,  inflame,  and  fill  my  heart 

With  boundless  charity  divine: 
So  shall  I  all  my  strength  exert, 
And  love  them  with  a  zeal  like  thine. 

r^o  P.M. 

UUO.     Minister' 's  Complaint.     Gal.  iv.  16. 

1  TTT HAT  contradictions  meet, 

**     In  ministers' employ! 

It  is  a  bitter  sweet— 

A  sorrow  full  of  joy; 
No  other  post  affords  a  place 
For  equal  honour  or  disgrace! 

2  Who  can  describe  the  pain 
Which  faithful  preachers  feel, 
Con  strain 'd  to  preach  in  vain, 
To  hearts  as  hard  as  steel? 

Or  w  ho  can  tell  the  pleasures  felt, 
Wlieu  stubborn  hearts  begin  to  melt  ? 

S       The  Saviour's  dying  love, 

The  soul's  amazing  worth, 

Their  utmost  efforts  move, 

And  draw  their  bowels  forth: 
They  pray  and  strive — their  rest  departs, 
Till  Christ  be  form'd  in  sinners' hearts. 

4       If  some  small  hope  appear, 

They  still  are  not  content; 

But  with  a  jealous  fear, 

They  watch  for  the  event: 
Too  ott  they  find  their  hopes  deceived; 
Then  how  their  inmost  souls  are  grie?'d! 

f       But  when  their  pains  succeed, 
Anu  from  the  tender  blade 
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559,    560  KINGDOM  AND 

The  rip'ning  ears  proceed, 

Their  roils  are  overpaid: 
No  harvest-joy  can  equal  theirs, 
To  find  the  fruit  of  all  their  cares. 

kjuzj.  rpjie  ^nnisteris  prayer. 

X  SHEPHERD  of  souls,  if  thou  indeed 
^   Hast  rais'd  me  up  thy  flock  to  feed, 

(Thy  meanest  servant  me,) 
O  may  I  all  thy  hurdens  share, 
And  gently  in  my  bosom  bear, 

The  lambs  redeem'd  by  thee, 

2  Thy  Spirit  send  me  from  above, 
Spirit  of  meek,  long-suffering  love, 

Of  all-sufficient  grace; 
Endue  me  with  thy  constant  mind, 
So  good,  so  obstinately  kind 

To  our  rebellious  race. 

3  A  faithful  steward  of  my  Lord, 
Give  me  to  minister  thy  word, 

And  in  thy  steps  to  tread; 
By  every  sore  temptation  tried r 
By  sufferings  fully  qualified 

Thv  ailing  flock  to  lead. 


560.  l-  m- 

1  TTIGH  on  his  everlasting  throne 

•"   The  King  of  saints  his  work  surveys, 
Marks  the  dear  souls  he  calls  his  own, 
And  smiles  on  the  peculiar  raie. 

2  See  where  the  servants  of  the  Lord, 

A  busy  multitude,  appear; 
For  Jesus  day  and  night  employ 'd, 
His  heritage  they  toil  to  clear. 

3  The  love  of  Christ  their  hearts  constrains, 

And  strengthens  their  unwearied  hands 
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CHURCH   OF   CHRIST.        561,  562 

Tliey  spend  their  sweat,  and  blood,  and  pains, 

To  cultivate  Emmanuel's  land. 
*  Jetoi  their  toil  delighted  sees, 

Their  industry  vouchsafes  to  crown; 
He  kindly  pives  the  wish'd  increase, 

And  sends  the  promis'd  blessing  down. 
5  O  multiply  thy  soMers'  seed, 

And  fruit  they  every  hour  shall  bear, 
Throughout  the  world  thy  gospel  spread, 

Thine  everlasting  truth  declare! 

561.  l.  m. 

1  TTJRAW  near,  O  Son  of  God,  draw  near, 
-*-^  Us  with  thy  flaming  eye  behold; 
Still  in  thy  church  vouchsafe  t'  appear, 

And  let  our  candlestick,  be  gold. 

2  Still  hold  the  stars  in  thy  right  hand, 

And  let  them  in  thy  lustre  glow, 
The  lights  of  a  benighted  land, 
The  angels  of  thy  church  below. 

3  Make  good  their  apostolic  boast, 

Their  high  commission  let  them  prove, 
Be  temples  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 

And  iilPd  with  faith,  and  hope,  and  love, 

4  Their  hearts  from  things  of  earth  remove, 

Sprinkle  them,  Lord,  from  sin  and  fear; 
Fix  their  affections  all  above, 

And  lay  up  all  their  treasures  there. 

5  Give  them  an  ear  to  hear  thy  word; 

Thou  speakest  to  the  churches  now: 
And  let  all  tongues  confess  their  Lord, 
Let  every  knee  to  Jesus  bow. 

OUZ.  Jl'herefore,  take  unto  you  the  -whole  aiinour 
of  God.     Eph.  vi.  13. 


1  "pQUIP  me  for  the  war. 
■^  And  teach  mv  hands 


my  hands  to  fight; 

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563  KINGDOM   AXD 

My  simple,  upright  heart  prepare, 
And  guide  my  words  aright. 

2  Control  my  ev'ry  thought; 

My  whole  of  sin  remove; 
Let  all  my  works  in  thee  be  wrought, 
Let  all  be  wrought  in  love. 

3  O  arm  me  with  the  mind, 

Meek  Lamb,  that  was  in  thee! 
And  let  my  knowing  zeal  be  join'd 
With  perfect  charity. 

4  With  calm  and  temper'd  zeal. 

Let  me  enforce  thy  call: 
And  vindicate  thy  gracious  will, 
Which  offers  life  to  all. 

5  O  may  T  love  like  thee!" 

In  all  thy  footsteps  tread; 
Thou    hatest  all  iniquity, 
But  nothing  thou  hast  made. 

6  O  may  I  learn  the  art, 

With  meekness  to  reprove ! 
And  hate  the  sin  with  all  my  heait, 
But  still  the  sinner  love. 


~ftq  L.  M. 

tJ  O  O .   The  Pastor's  -wish  for  las  People, 
Phil.  i«.  1. 

1  "jV/TY  brethren,  from  my  heart  belov'd, 
-L"  Whose  welfare  fills  my  daily  care, 
My*  present  joy,  my  future  crown, 
The  word  of  exhortation  hear. 

2  Stand  fast  upon  the  solid  rock 
Of  the  Redeemer's  righteousness: 
Adorn  the  gospel  with  your  lives, 
And  practise  what  your  lips  profess. 

3  With  pleasure  meditate  the  hour, 
When  he,  descending  from  the  skies, 

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CHUR  -H   OF   CHRIST.  564 

Shall  bid  your  bodies,  mean  and  vile, 
In  his  r.ll-glorious  image  rise. 

4  Glory  ir  his  dear,  honour'd  name, 
To  him  inviolably  clea\e; 

Your  all  he  purehas'd  by  his  blood, 
Nor  let  him  less  than  all  receive. 

5  Such  is  your  pastor's  faithful  charge, 
Whose  soul  desires  not  yours,  but  you; 
()  may  he,  at  the  Lord's  right  hand, 
Himself  and  all  his  people  view! 

rr  f  C.   M. 

.J 04.  Minister's  Farewell  Charge. 
Acts  xx.  26,  27. 

1  Y|r  HEN"  Paul  was  parted  from  his  friends, 

"    It  was  a  weeping  day: 
But  Jesus  made  them  all  amends, 
And  wip'd  their  tears  away. 

2  In  heav'n  they  meet  again  with  joy, 

Secure  no  more  to  part; 
Where  praises  ev'ry  tongue  employ, 
And  pleasure  fills  each  heart. 

3  Thus  all  the  preachers  of  his  grace 

Their  children  soon  shall  meet; 
Together  see  their  Saviour's  face, 
And  worship  at  his  feet. 

4  But  they  who  heard  the  word  in  vain, 

Though  oft  and  plainly  warn'd, 
Will  tremble  when  they  meet  again 
The  ministers  they  scorn'd. 

5  On  your  own  heads  your  blood  will  falL, 

If  any  perish  here; 
The  preachers  who  have  told  you  all, 
Shall  stand  approv'd  and  clear. 

6  Yet,  Lord,  to  save  themselves  alone, 

Is  not  their  utmost  view; 
O  hear  their  pray'r,  thy  message  own, 
And  save  then  hearers  too. 

3S5  2  M 


565,    566  KINGDOM  AND 

ORDINATION  AND  LICENSURE. 

nan  (4-30.)      L.  M. 

DO*J,    jit  t\e  ordination  or  settlement  of  a 
minister. 

1  rpHUS  spake  the  Saviour,  when  he  sent 
-*-   His  ministers  to  preach  his  word; 

They  through  the  world  obedient  went, 
And  spread  the  gospel  of  their  Lord. 

2  "  Go  forth,  ye  heralds,  in  my  name; 

Bid  the  whole  earth  my  grace  receive; 
The  gospel  jubilee  proclaim, 

And  call  them  to  repent  and  live. 

3  "The  joyful  news  to  all  impart, 

And  teach  them  where  salvation  lies; 
Biud  up  the  broken,  bleeding  heart, 
And  wipe  the  tear  from  weeping  eyes. 

4  "  Be  wise  as  serpents  where  you  go, 

But  harmless  as  the  peaceful  dove; 
And  let  your  heav'n-taught  conduct  show, 
That  you're  commission'd  from  above. 

5  "  Freely  from  me  ye  have  receiv'd; 

Freely  in  love  to  others  give; 
Thus  shall  your  doctrines  be  believ'cl 
And  by  your  labour  sinners  live." 

C  Happy  those  servants  of  the  Lord, 
Who  thus  their  Master's  will  obey 
How  rich,  how  full  is  their  reward, 
Reserv'd  until  the  final  day! 

nrr  k.  M. 

ODD.  The  Institution  of  a  GospelJMinistru  from 

Christ.  Eph.  iv.  8.  11,  12. 
X  "E^ATHER  of  mercies,  in  thy  house 
•"■    Smile  on  our  homage  and  our  vows; 
While  with  a  grateful  heart  we  share 
These  pledges  of  our  Saviour's  care. 
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OHUBOH  OK  CHRIST.  567 

2  The  Saviour,  when  to  heaven  he  rose 
In  splendid  triumph  o'er  his  toes, 
Scatter'd  his  gilts  on  men  below, 
And  wide  his  royal  bounties  flow. 

3  Hence  sprung  th'  Apostles' honoured  nam*. 
Sacred  beyond  heroic  fame; 

In  lowlier  form  to  bless  our  eyes, 
Pastors  from  hence,  and  teachers  rise 

4  From  Christ  their  varied  gifts  derive, 
And  fed  by  Christ  their  graces  live; 
"While  guarded  by  his  potent  hand, 
'Midst  all  the  rage  of  hell  they  stand. 

5  So  shall  the  bright  succession  run 
Through  the  last  courses  of  the  sun; 
"While  unborn  churches  by  their  care 
Shall  rise  and  flourish  large  and  fair. 

t  Jesus  our  Lord  their  hearts  shall  know, 
The  spring  whence  all  these  blessings  flow; 
Pastors  and  people  shout  his  praise 
Through  the  long  round  of  endless  days. 


rf7  C.    M. 

DK>  I .   Watching  for  Souls  in  the  Vieiv  of  the 

great  Account.     Heb.  xiii.  17. 
1   T  ET  Zion's  watchmen  all  awake, 
■*-i  And  take  the  alarm  they  give; 
Now  let  them  from  the  mourn  of  God 
Their  solemn  charge  receive. 

9  Tis  not  a  cause  of  small  import 
The  pastor's  care  demands; 
But  what  might  fill  an  angel's  heart, 
And  fill'd  a  Saviour's  hands. 

3  They  watch  for  souls,  for  which  the  Lord 
Did  heavenly  bliss  forego; 
For  souls  which  must  for  ever  live 
In  raptures,  or  in  wo. 
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568,    569  KINGDOM  AND 

4  All  to  the  great  tribun.il  haste, 

Tli'  account  to  render  there; 
And  shouldst  thou  strictly  mark  our  faultfl. 
Lord,  how  shall  we  appear? 

5  May  they  that  Jesus,  whom  they  preach, 

Their  own  Redeemer  see; 
And  watch  thou  daily  o'er  their  souls, 
That  they  may  watch  for  thee. 

r.»r»  (431.)       L.   Bff. 

OOo.  Succession  of  ministers. 

1  /""IRE  AT  Lord  of  Angels!  we  adore 

"  The  grace  that  builds  thy  courts  below; 
And,  'midst  ten  thousand  sons  of -light 
Stoops  to  regard  what  mortals  do' 

2  Amidst  the  wastes  of  time  and  death, 

Successive  pastor"  thou  dost  raise, 

Thy  kingdom  and  thy  truth  to  spread, 

And  form  a  people  for  thy  praise. 

3  At  length,  dismissal  from  feeble  clay, 

Thy  servants  join  th'  angelic  band, 
With  them  through  distant  worlds  they  fly, 
With  them  before  thy  presence  stand. 

4  O  blest  employment!  glorious  hope! 

Sweet  lenitive  of  grief  and  care ! 
When  shall  we  reach  those  radiant  courts 
And  all  their  joys  and  honours  share? 

5  Yet  while  these  labours  we  pursue, 

Tho'  distant  from  thy  heav'niy  throne, 
Give  us  a  zeal  and  love  like  theirs, 
And  haljtheii  heav'n  shall  here  be  known. 

OVJ,  Prayer  fo r  .Ministers. 

1  T^ATHER  of  mercies,  bow  thine  ear, 

•*■    Attentive  to  our  earnest  prayer; 

We  plead  for  those  who  plead  for  thee, 

Successful  pleaders  may  they  be  • 
3S8 


CHURCH    OF    CHlUbT  570 

f  How  great  their  work,  liow  vast  their  charge! 
Do  thou  their  anxious  souls  enlarge; 
Their  best  acquirements  are  our  ^ain, 
We  share  the  blessings  they  obtain. 

3  Clothe,  then,  with  energy  divine, 
Their  words,  and  let  those  words  be  thine: 
To  them  thy  sacred  truth  reveal, 
Suppress  their  fear,  inflame  their  zeal. 

\  Teach  them  to  sow  the  precious  seed; 
Teach  them  tin'  chosen  flock  to  feed; 
Teach  them  immortal  souls  to  pun- 
Souls  that  will  well  reward  their  pain. 

5  Let  thronging  multitudes  around 
Hear  from  their  lips  the  joyful  sound, 
In  humble  strains  thy  grace  implore, 
And  feel  thy  new-creating  power. 

6  1/et  sinners  break  their  massy  chains, 
Distressed  souls  forget  their  pains; 

Let  light  through  distant  realms  be  spread, 
And  Zion  rear  her  drooping  head. 

5.    CONGREGATIONAL. SEEKING    A    MINISTER. 

ri70  L*  M* 

0  tKJ,  %/£  church  seeking  Direction  from  God  in 

the  choice  of  a  Pastor.    Ezra  viii.  21. 

1  SHEPHERD  of  Israel,  bend  thine  ear, 
*^  Thj  servants'  groans  indulgent  hearj 
Perplex'd,  distress'd,  to  thee  we  cry, 
And  seek  the  guidance  of  thine  eye. 

2  Thy  comprehensive  view  surveys 

Our  wandering  paths,  our  trackless,  ways; 
Send  forth,  O  Lord,  thy  truth  and  light, 
To  guide  our  doubtful  footsteps  right. 

3  With  longing  eyes,  behold,  we  wait 
In  suppliant  crowds  at  mercy's  gate: 
Our  drooping  hearts,  O  God,  sustain: 
Shall  Israel  seek  thy  face  in  vain? 

539 


5*1,   572  KINGDOM  AXD 

4  O  Lord,  in  ways  of  peace  return, 
Nor  let  thy  flock  neglected  mourn; 
May  our  blest  eyes  a  shepherd  see, 
Dear  to  our  souls,  and  dear  to  thee. 

5  Fed  by  his  care,  our  tongues  shall  rai*. 
A  cheerful  tribute  to  thy  praise; 

Our  children  learn  the  grateful  song, 
And  theirs  the  cheerful  notes  prolong. 

HATING  OBTAINED  A  MINISTER. 

•'  '  ■  •       At  the  Coming  of  a  .Minister. 

1  Ylf  ELOOME,  welcome,  blessed  servant, 

*'  Messenger  of  Jesus'  grace! 
O  how  beautiful  the  feet  of 

Him  that  brings  good  news  of  peace! 
Welcome  herald, 

Priest  of  God,  thy  people's  joy. 

2  Saviour,  bless  his  message  to  us, 

Give  us  hearts  to  hear  thy  word 

Speaking  pardon,  dearly  purchas'd 

By  the  sufferings  of  our  Lord; 

O  reveal  it, 

To  our  poor  and  helpless  souls 

3  Give  reward  of  grace  and  glory 

To  thy  faithful  labourer  dearr 

Let  the  incense  of  our  hearts  be 

Ofler'd  up  in  faith  and  prayer. 

Bless,  O  bless  him, 
Now,  henceforth,  for  evermore  1 

70  L.  M. 

0  I  £.      Mthe  Settlement  of  a  Minister. 

1  ^HEPHERD  of  Israel,  thou  dost  keep, 
^  W  ith  constant  care,  thy  humble  sheep* 
By  thee  inferior  pastors  rise 

To  feed  our  souls,  and  bless  our  eyes. 
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CHURCH    OF    CHRIST.  575 

•  To  all  thy  churches  such  impart, 
Modell'd  by  thy  own  gracious  heart, 
Whose  courage,  watchfulness,  and  love, 
Men  may  attest, and  God  approve. 

3  Fed  by  their  acme  tender  care, 
Healthful  may  all  thy  sheep  appeal; 
And,  by  their  fair  example  led, 
The  May  to  Zion's  pasture  tread! 

4  Here  hast  thou  listen M  to  our  vows, 
And  scattcr'd  blessings  on  thy  house; 
Thy  saints  are  succour'd,  and  no  more 
As  sheep  without  a  guide  deplore. 

5  Completely  heal  each  former  stroke, 
And  bless  the  shepherd  and  the  Hock; 
Confirm  the  hopes  thy  mercies  raise, 
And  own  this  tribute  of  our  praise. 

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VI O,  Praise  to  God  for  a  Gospel  JMimtter  afttf 

the  decease  of  anoilier. 
1  T>0  thy  great  name,  O  Prince  of  peaee, 
-*■  Our  grateful  songs  we  raise: 
Accept,  thou  Sun  ot  rigirteousness, 
The  tribute  oi  our  praise. 

S  In  widow'd  state  these  walls  no  more 
Their  mourning  weeds  shall  wear; 
Thy  messenger  shall  joy  restore, 
And  ev'ry  loss  repair. 

3  Thv  providence  our  souls  admire, 

With  joy  its  windings  trace; 

And  shout,  in  one  united  choir, 

The  triumphs  of  thy  grace. 

4  Our  happy  union,  Lord,  maintain, 

Here  let  thy  presence  dwell; 
And  thousands,  loos'd  from  Satan's  chain, 
Raise  from  the  hrink  of  hell. 

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5  Distressed  churches  pity,  Lord, 

Their  dismal  breaches  close, 

Their  sons  unite  in  sweet  accord, 

And  troubled  minds  compose. 

6  In  all  be  purity  maintained, 

Peace  like  a  river  flow; 
And  pious  zeal,  and  love  unfeign'd, 
In  ev'ry  bosom  glow. 

574.  L-  M* 

People's  prayer  for  their  Minister. 

1  "^ylTH  heavenly  pow'r,  O  Lord,  defend 

Him  whom  we  now  to  thee  commend; 
His  person  bless,  his  soul  secure, 
And  make  him  to  the  end  endure. 

2  Gird  him  with  all-sufficient  grace; 
Direct  his  feet  in  paths  of  peace: 
Thy  truth  and  faithfulness  fulfil, 
And  help  him  to  obey  thy  will. 

3  Before  him  thy  protection  send, 
O  love  him,  save  him  to  the  end: 
Nor  let  him,  as  thy  pilgrim,  rove 
Without  the  convoy  of  thy  love. 

4  Enlarge,  inflame,  and  fill  his  heart; 
In  him  thy  mighty  pow'r  exert; 

That  thousands  yet  unborn  may  praise 
The  wonders  of  redeeming  grace. 

SICKNESS  OF  THEIR  MINISTER 

575.  L-  :L 

0)1  the  dangerous  Illness  cf  a  .Minister. 

1  f\  THOU,  before  whose  gracious  throne 

Vvre  bow  our  suppliant  spirits  down, 
Thou  know'st  the  anxious  cares  we  feel, 
And  all  our  trembling  lips  would  tell. 

2  Avert  thy  swift  descending  stroke, 
Nor  smite  the  shepherd  of  the  flock, 

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CHUkCH  OF  CHRIST.  576 

Lest  o'er  the  barren  waste  we  stray, 
To  prowling  wolves  an  easy  prey. 

3  Restore  him,  sinking  to  the  grave, 
Stretch  out  thine  arm,  make  haste  to  save) 
Back  to  our  hope  and  wishes  give, 

And  bid  our  friend  and  father  live. 

4  Yet,  if  our  supplications  fail, 

And  prayers  and  tears  can  naught  prevail, 
Condemn 'd  on  this  dark  desert  coast 
To  mourn  our  much-lov'd  leader  lost; 

5  Be  thou  his  strength,  be  thou  his  stay, 
Support  him  through  the  gloomy  wav; 
Comfort  his  soul,  surround  his  bed, 
And  guide  him  through  the  dreary  shade. 

f  Around  him  may  thy  angels  wait, 

Deck'd  with  their  robes  of  heavenly  state, 
To  teach  his  happy  soul  to  rise, 
And  waft  him  to  his  native  skies. 


THE  MINISTER  GOING  ON  A  JOURNEY. 

•M©«        Mmster  g&ing  a  Journey 

1  ^IXCE  we  are  callM  to  part 
^  From  our  beloved  friend, 

We  take  our  leave  as  one  in  heart, 
And  him  to  God  commend. 

2  Go  with  thy  servant,  Lord, 
His  ev'ry  step  attend; 

All  needful  help  to  him  afford, 
And  bless  him  to  the  end. 

S       Preserve  him  from  all  wrong, 
Stand  thou  at  his  right  hand; 
To  keep  him  from  the  sland'rous  tongue, 
And  persecuting  band. 
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577  KINGDOM   AND 

4  May  he  proclaim  aloud 
The  wonders  of  thy  grace; 

And  do  thou  to  the  list'ning  crowd 
His  faithful  labours  bless. 

5  Shine  on  his  works  below, 
With  ever  gracious  beams; 

Till  thou  in  heaven  his  crown  bestow 
Adorn'd  with  brighter  gems. 

6  We  for  his  journey  pray, 
Nor  may  our  prayers  cease, 

That  God  would  bless  him  in  his  way 
And  bring  him  back  in  peace. 

7  Farewell,  dear  pastor,  go— 
We  part  with  thee  in  love; 

And  if  we  meet  no  more  below, 
O  may  we  meet  above. 

DEATH  OF  THEIR  MINISTER. 

Ol  §  •      Funeral  of  a  faithful  Mimster, 

1  "pAR  from  affliction,  toil,  and  care, 
*-     The  happy  soul  is  fled; 
The  breathless  clay  shall  slumber  here, 
Among  the  silent  dead. 

8  The  gospel  was  his  joy  and  song, 

E'en  to  his  latest  breath; 
The  truth  he  had  proclaim'd  so  long 
Was  his  support  in  death. 

S  Now  he  resides  where  Jesus  is, 
Above  this  dusky  sphere; 
His  soul  was  ripen'dfor  that  bliss, 
While  yet  he  sojourn M  here. 

J  The  Churches'  loss  we  all  deplore, 
And  shed  the  falling  tear; 
Since  we  shall  see  his  face  no  more, 
Till  Jesus  shall  appear. 
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CHURCH    OF    CHRIST.     578,   579 

5  But  we  are  hasting  to  the  tomb; 
Oh,  may  we  ready  stand; 
Then,  dearest  Lord,  receive  us  home, 
To  dwell  at  thy  right  hand. 

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of  its  minister. 

1  TV"  OW  let  our  drooping  hearts  revive, 
*■*    And  let  our  tears  be  dry: 

Why  should  those  eves  be  drown'd  in  grief, 
Which  view  a  Saviour  nigh? 

2  Though  earthly  shepherds  dwell  in  dust, 

The  aged  and  the  young; 
The  watchful  eye  in  darkness  clos'd, 
And  mute  th'  instructive  tongue: 

3  Th'  Eternal  Shepherd  still  survives, 

New  comfort  to  impart; 
His  hand  still  guides  us,  and  his  voice 
Still  animates  our  heart. 

4  The  pow'rs  of  nature,  Lord!  are  thine, 

And  thine  the  aids  of  grace; 
Thine  arm  has  borne  thy  churches  up, 
Through  ev'ry  rising  race. 

5  Exert  thy  sacred  influence  here; 

Thy  mourning  servants  bless; 
O  change  to  strains  of  cheerful  praise 
Their  accents  of  distress. 

STATE  OF  DECLINE. 

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a  1  if,      For  a  Church  in  a  low  Condition. 

Psalm  li.  18. 
1  f\  GOD  of  Zion!  from  thy  throne, 
"  Look  with  an  eye  of  pity  down; 
Thy  church  now  humbly  makes  her  prayer"  ■ 
Thy  church,  the  object  of  thy  care. 
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580  KINGDOM  AND 

8  We  are  a  building  thou  hast  rais'd, 

How  kind  thy  hand,  that  hand  be  prais'di 

Yet  all  to  utter  ruin  falls, 

K  thou  forsake  our  tott'ring  walls. 

3  We  call  to  mind  the  happier  days 

01  life  and  love,  of  prayer  and  praise,— 

When  holy  services  gave  birth 

To  joys  resembling  heaven  on  earth. 

4  But  now  the  ways  of  Zion  mourn, 
Her  gates  neglected  and  forlorn: 
Our  life  and  liveliness  are  fled, 
And  many  number'd  with  the  dead. 

5  We  need  defence  from  all  our  foes, 
We  need  relief  from  all  our  woes; 
If  earth  and  hell  should  yet  assail, — 
Let  neither  earth  nor  hell  prevail. 

6  Near  to  each  other  and  to  thee, 
Lord,  bring  us  all  in  unity; 

Oh  pour  thy  Spirit  from  on  high, 
And  all  our  num'rous  wants  supply. 

7  Oh  show  that  in  our  low  estate, 
No  blessing  for  us  is  too  great; 

We  plead  thy  Son,  we  plead  thy  word, 
O  Founder,  Patron,  bounteous  "Lord! 

*RO  P.  M. 

OOKJ.  Prayer  for  a  Revival 

1  O  AVIOUR,  visit  thy  plantation, 
^  Grant  us,  Lord,  a  gracious  rain! 
All  will  come  to  desolation, 

Unless  thou  return  again: 

Lord,  revive  us, 
All  our  help  must  come  from  theei 

2  Keep  no  longer  at  a  distance, 

Shine  upou  us  from  on  high, 
Lest,  for  want  oi  thine  assistance, 
Every  plant  should  droop  and  die:  Lord, 
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CHURCH    OF    CHRIST.  581 

S  Surely,  once  thy  garden  flourished, 

Ever}'  part  look'd  gay  and  green: 
Then  thy  word  our  spirits  nourish'd, 

Happy  seasons  we  liave  seen1.  Lord,  Sec 

4  Hut  a  drought  has  since  succeeded, 

And  a  sad  decline  we  see; 
Lord,  thy  bdp  is  giratly  needed, 
Help  can  only  come  from  thee:         Lord,  &c. 

5  Wlierc  are  those  we  counted  leaders, 

Fill'd  with  zeal,  and  love,  and  truth? 
Old  professors,  tall  as  cedars, 

Bright  examples  to  our  youth!         Lord,  &c 
€  Some  in  whom  we  once  delighted, 
We  shall  meet  no  more  below; 
Some,  alas!  we  fear  are  blighted, 
Scarce  a  single  leaf  they  show:         Lord,  &c 

7  Younger  plants — the  sight  how  pleasant!— 

Cover M  thick  with  blossoms  stood; 
Hut  they  cause  us  grief  at  present, 

Frosts  have  nippYilhem  in  the  bud:  Lord,  &o 

8  Dearest  Saviour,  hasten  hither, 

Thou  canst  make  them  bloom  again! 
Oh!  permit  them  not  to  wither, 

Let  not  all  our  hopes  be  vain.  Lord,  &c. 

9  Let  our  mutual  love  be  fervent; 

Make  us  prevalent  in  prayers; 
Let  each  one,  esteem'd  thy  servant. 

Shun  the  world's  bewitching  snares:  Lord,  fcee 

10  Break  the  tempter's  fatal  power; 

Turn  the  stony  heart  to  flesh; 
And  begin  from  this  good  hour 

To  revive  thy  work  afresh: 
Lord,  revive  us, 
All  our  help  must  come  from  thee! 

rni  L.     M. 

Jo  I.      Wheat  and  tares.     Matt.  xiii.  37 — i2. 
I   rpiiOUGH  in  the  earthly  church  below 
■*•    The  wheat    and  tares  together  grow, 
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582  KINGDOM  AND 

Jesus  ere  long  will  weed  the  crop. 
And  pluck  the  tares  in  anger  up. 

2  Will  it  relieve  their  horrors  there, 
To  recollect  their  stations  here? 
How  much  they  heard,  how  much  they  knew 
How  long  among  tlie  wheat  they  grew.' 

S  Oh!  this  will  aggravate  their  case! 
They  perish  under  means  of  grace: 
To  them  the  word  of  life  and  faith. 
Beeame  an  instrument  of  death. 

4  We  seem  alike  when  thus  we  meet,-— 
Strangers  might  think  we  all  were  wheat* 
But  to  the  Lord's  ail-searching  eyes, 
Each  heart  appeal's  without  disguise. 

5  But  tho'  they  grow  so  tall  and  strong, 
His  plan  will  not  require  them  long; 
In  harvest  when  lie  saves  his  own, 
The  tares  bhall  into  hell  be  throwiu 


no9  I-  M. 

UO  — .    God  entreated  for  Zion.    Is.  Ixii.  6,  7. 
For  a  Day  of  Public  Humiliation,  or  a  Day  of  Prayei 
for  the  Jte\ival  of  Religion. 

1  TNDULGENT  Sovereign  of  the  skies, 

*  And  wilt  thou  bow  thy  gracious  ear? 
While  feeble  mortals  raise  their  cries, 
Wilt  thou,  the  great  Jehovah,  hear? 

3  How  shall  thy  servants  give  thee  rest, 
Till  Ziou's  mouldering  walls  thou  raise? 
Till  thine  own  power  shall  stand  confess'd, 
And  make  Jerusalem  a  praise? 

3  Look  down,  O  God,  Avith  pitying  eye, 
And  view  the  desolation  round; 
See  what  wide  realms  in  darkness  lie, 
And  hurl  their  idols  to  the  ground. 
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riiLPvCU    OF    CHRIST.  58"> 

4  Lord,  let  the  gospel-trumpet  blow, 
And  call  the  nations  from  afar, 

Let  all  the  isles  their  Saviour  know, 
And  earth's  remotest  ends  draw  near. 

5  Let  Babylon's  proud  altars  shake, 
And  light  invade  her  darkest  gloom; 
The  yoke  of  iron  bondage  break, 
The  yoke  of  Satan  and  of  Rome. 

6  On  all  our  souls  let  grace  descend, 
Like  heavenly  dew  in  copious  showers, 
That  we  may  call  our  God  our  friend, 
That  we  may  hail  salvation  ours. 

7  Then  shall  each  age  and  rank  agree. 
United  shouts  of  joy  to  ru-se: 

And  Zion  made  a  praise  by  the* , 
To  thee  shall  render  back  the  praise: 

EH  A  STATE  OF  HE  VITAL. 

583.  Luke.  xv."   10. 

I   AH,  how  divine,  how  sweet  the  Joy, 
*^   When  but  one  sinner  turns, 
And  with  an  humble,  broken  heart, 
His  sins  and  errors  mourns! 

£  Pleaa'd  with  the  news  the  saints  below, 
In  songs  their  tongues  employ; 
Beyond  the  skies  the  tidings  go, 
And  heaven  is  fill'd  with  joy. 

3  Well  pleas'd  the  Father  sees  and  heara 

The  conscious  sinner's  moan; 

Jesus  receives  him  in  his  arms, 

And  claims  him  for  his  own. 

4  Nor  angels  can  their  joys  contain, 

But  kindle  with  new  fire: 
"The  sinner  lost  is  found,"  they  sing 
And  strike  the  sounding  lyre.  * 
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584,  585         kingdom  Attn 
584-  &  M. 

1  piOXVINC'D  of  sin,  men  now  begin 
^  To  call  upon  the  Lord; 
Trembling  they  pray,  and  mourn  the  day 

In  which  they  scorn 'd  his  word. 

2  Young  converts  sing,  and  praise  their  King, 

And  bless  God's  holy  name; 
While  older  saints  leave  their  complaint*, 
And  joy  to  join  the  theme. 

3  God's  chariot  rolls,  and  frights  the  souls 

Of  those  who  hate  the  truth: 
And  saints  in  pray'r  cry,  "  Lord,  draw  near, 
Have  mercy  on  the  youth: — 

4  "  From  this  glad  hour  exert  thy  pow'r, 

And  melt  each  stubborn  heart; 
In  those  that  bleed,  let  love  succeed, 
And  holy  joys  impart." 

5  Come,  sinners,  all,  hear  now  God's  call, 

And  pray  with  one  accord: 
Saints,  raise  your  songs,  with  joyful  tongues. 
To  hail  th'  approaching  Lord. 

eft^i  p.  m. 

1  fjN  the  mountain's  top  appearing, 
"  Lo,  the  sacred  herald  stands; 
Welcome  news  to  Zion  bearing, 

Zion  long  in  hostile  lands: 

Mourning  captive, 
God  himself  will  loose  thy  bands. 

2  Has  thy  night  been  long  and  mournful, 

All  thy  friends  unfaithful  prov'd? 

Have  thy  foes  been  proud  and  scornful, 

By  thy  sighs  and  tears  unmov'd? 

Cease  thy  mourning, 
Zion  still  is  well  belov'd. 
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CHURCH   OF   CHRIST.  586 

3  (.   rl,  thy  God,  will  now  restore  thee* 

He  himself  appears  thy  friend: 
All  thy  foes  shall  flee  before  thee, 
Here  their  boasts  and  triumphs  end. 

Great  del iv 'ranee 
Zion's  King  vouchsafes  to  send. 

4  Peace  and  joy  shall  now  attend  thee, 

All  thy  warfare  now  is  past, 
God,  thy  Saviour,  shall  defend  thee, 
Peace  and  joy  are  come  at  last; 
All  thy  conflicts 
End  in  everlasting  rest. 

506.  P-  m. 

1  TV  0\V  we  hail  the  happy  dawning 
-*- *  Of  the  Gospel's  glorious  light, 
May  it  take  the  wings  of  morning, 

And  dispel  the  shades  of  night; 

Blessed  Saviour, 
Let  our  eyes  hehold  the  sight. 

2  Where,  amid  the  desert  dreary, 

Plant,  nor  shrub,  nor  flowret  grows, 
There  refresh  the  wand'rer  weary, 
With  the  sight  of  Sharon's  Rose, 

And  its  beauties 
To  the  longing  eye  disclose. 

3  "Where  the  beasts  of  prey  are  prowling, 

And  the  murd'rous  serpents  hiss, 
There  exchange  the  dismal  howling 
For  the  pleasing  calm  of  peace; 

And  for  ever 
May  destruction's  empire  cease. 

4  Oh,  let  all  the  world  adore  thee- 

Universal  be  thy  fame; 
Kings  and  subjects  fall  before  t'nee, 
And  extol  thy  matchless  name; 

All  ascribing 
Endless  praises  to  the  Lamb. 
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58r,588  KINGDOM   AND 

,o7  P.   M. 

fJO*  •  Isaiah  lii.  10. 

1  "V^ES  !  we  trust  the  day  is  breaking; 

-*-    Joyful  times  are  near  at  hand' 
God,  the  mighty  God,  is  speaking 
By  his  word  in  ev'ry  land: 

When  he  chooses, 
Darkness  flies  at  his  command. 

2  Let  us  hail  the  joyful  season; 

Let  us  hail  the  dawning  ray: 
When  the  Lord  appears,  there's  reason 
To  expect  a  glorious  day: 

At  his  presence 
Gloom  and  darkness  flee  away. 

3  While  the  foe  becomes  more  darings 

While  he  enters  like  a  flood; 
God,  the  Saviour,  is  preparing 

Means  to  spread  his  truth  abroad; 

Ev'ry  language 
Soon  shall  tell  the  love  of  God. 

4  God  of  Jacob,  high  and  glorious, 

Let  thy  people  see  thy  hand; 
Let  the  gospel  be  victorious, 
Thro'  the  world  in  ev'ry  land: 

And  the  idols 
Perish,  Lord,  at  thy  command. 

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0  O  O .  Prayer  for  opposers  of  revivals. 

1  IDLEST  Lord,  behold  the  guilty  scorn 
**  Of  those  who  hate  and  mock  our  praise; 
Pity  their  state,  and  make  them  turn, 

No  more  to  walk  in  sinful  whys. 

2  Anxious  we  see  their  wretched  state, 
Who  never  think  of  heav'n  or  hell; 

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niruen  of  christ«  589 

They  laugh  and  sport,  and  court  the  gate, 
Which  opes  where  endless  terrors  dwell. 

3  Lead  them  to  view  a  sinful  heart, 
A  soul  all  enmity  to  thee, 
Destroy  \1,  defilM  in  eveiy  part, 
Too  proud  to  bow,  too  blind  to  see. 

4  Lead  them  to  view  a  holy  law, 
"Which  justly  dooms  to  endless  death, 
To  feel  that  guilt  which  Jesus  saw, 

And  pray'd,  'Forgive,'  with  dying  breath. 

5  Open  their  eyes,  unstop  their  ears, 
To  hear  condemning  justice  sound; 

Lord,  change  their  hearts,  and  then  their  leai  • 
Will  witness  grief  to  all  around. 

Do  J,  Admitting  a  Member. 

1  TJROTHER  in  Christ,  and  well-belov'd, 
•*-*   To  Jesus  and  his  servants  dear, 
Enter,  and  show  thyself  approval; 

Enter,  and  find  that  God  is  here. 

2  Welcome  from  earth ! — lo,  the  right  hand 

Of  fellowship  to  thee  we  give! 
With  open  arms  and  hearts  we  stand, 
And  thee  in  Jesus'  name  receive. 

8  Say,  is  thy  heart  resolv'd  as  ours? 
Then  let  it  burn  with  sacred  love: 
Then  let  it  taste  the  heavenly  powers, 
Partaker  of  the  joys  above. 

4  Jesus,  attend,  thyself  reveal, 

Are  we  not  met  in  thy  great  name? 
Thee  in  the  midst  we  wait  to  feel, 
We  wait  to  catch  the  spreading  flame. 

5  Truly  our  fellowship  below 

With  thee,  and  with  the  Father  isj 
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590  KINGDOM   AND 

In  thee  eternal  life  we  know, 
And  heaven's  unutterable  bliss. 

6  In  part  we  only  know  thee  here, 
But  wait  thy  coming  from  above; 
And  we  shall  then  behold  thee  near, 
And  then  shall  all  be  lost  in  love. 

0  JO.   Qn  the  first  approach  at  the  Lord's  Tabt 

or  confirmation. 

1  T  ORD,  I  am  thine,  entirely  thine, 
■*-*  Purchas'd  and  sav'd  by  blood  divine; 
With  full  consent  thine  I  would  be, 
And  own  thy  sov'reign  right  in  me. 

2  Here,  Lord,  ray  flesh,  my  soul,  my  all, 
I  yield  to  thee  beyond  recall; 
Accept  thine  own,  so  long  withheld — 
Accept  what  1  so  freely  yield! 

3  Grant  one  poor  sinner  more  a  place 
Among  the  children  of  thy  grace; 
A  wretched  sinner,  lost  to  God, 
But  ransom'd  by  Immanuel's  blood. 

4  Thine  would  I  live — thine  would  I  die-~- 
Be  thine  thro'  all  eternity; 
The  vow  is  past  beyond  repeal; 
Now  will  I  set  the  solemn  seal. 

5  Be  thou  the  witness  of  my  vow — 
Angels  and  men  attest  it  too, 
That  to  thy  board  I  now  repair, 
And  seal  the  sacred  contract  thei  e. 

6  Here  at  thy  cross,  where  flows  the  blood 
That  bought  my  guilty  soul  for  God; 
Thee  my  new  Master  now  I  call, 
And  consecrate  to  thee  my  all. 

7  Do  thou  assist  a  feeble  worm, 
The  great  engagement  to  performj 

404 


CHURCH   OF  CHHIST.     591,   592 

Thl   grace  can  full  assistance  lend, 
Anil  on  that  grace  I  dare  depend. 

Q  T,   M. 

D  J  1  .        On  .Jdnussiun  of  new  JMembers. 

Gen.  xx iv.  31. 
1    WELCOME,  thou  veil  belov'd  of  God, 
'  *    Thou  heir  of  grace,  redeem'd  by  blood; 
Welcome  with  us  thy  hand  to  join, 
As  partner  of  our  lot  divine. 

£  With  us  the  pilgrim's  state  embrace. 
We're  traveling  to  a  blissful  place; 
The  Holy  Ghost,  who  knows  the  way, 
Conduct  thee  on  from  day  to  day, 

3  Take  up  thy  cross,  and  bear  it  on, 
It  shall  be  light,  and  not  be  long; 
Soon  shalt  thou  sit  with  Jesus  down, 
And  wear  an  everlasting  crown. 

rQ9  L.   M. 

%J\)A.   Welcome  to  young  Converts. 

1  WELCOME,  ye  hopeful  heirs  of  heav'n, 

"    To  this  rich  gospel  feast  of  love— 
This  pledge  is  but  the  prelude  giv'n 
To  that  immortal  feast  above. 

2  How  great  the  blessing,  thus  to  meet 
Around  the  sacramental  board, 
And  hold  by  faith  communion  sweet, 
With  Christ  our  dear  and  common  Lord. 

3  And  if  so  sweet  this  feast  below, 
What  will  it  be  to  meet  above, 
Where  all  we  see,  and  feel,  and  know, 
Are  fruits  of  everlasting  love! 

i  Soon  shall  we  tune  the  heav'nly  lyre 
While  list'ning  worlds  the  song  approve, 
Eternity  itself  expire, 
Ere  we  exhaust  the  theme  of  love. 
405 


593,  594  KINGDOM   AND 

FOR  ELECTION  OF  CHURCH  OFFICERS. 
HQO  L.    M. 

UkJO.     ^  a  Choice  of  church  oificers. 

1  XflAIR  Sion's  King;,  we  suppliant  bow, 
-*-    And  hail  the  grace  thy  church  enjoys; 
Her  hoi \  officers  are  thine 

With  all  the  gifts  thy  love  employs. 

2  Up  to  thy  throne  we  lift  our  eyes, 
For  blessings  to  attend  our  choice, 

Of  such  whose  generous,  prudent  zeal, 
Shall  make  thy  favour'd  ways  rejoice. 

3  Happy  in  Jesus,  their  own  Lord, 
May  they  his  sacred  table  spread, 
The  table  of  their  pastor  fill, 
And  fill  the  holy  poor  with  bread ! 

4  When  pastor,  saints,  and  poor  they  serve: 
May  their  own  hearts  with  grace  be  crown  i! 
While  patience,  sympathy,  and  joy, 
Adorn,  and  through  their  lives  abound. 

5  By  purest  love  to  Christ,  and  truth, 
O  may  they  win  a  good  degree 

Of  boldness  in  the  Christian  faith, 
And  meet  the  smile  of  thine  and  thee! 

6  And  when  the  work  to  them  assign M— 
The  work  of  love,  is  fully  done, 

Call  them  from  serving  tables  here, 
To  sit  around  thy  glorious  throne. 

LAYING  THE  CORNER  STONE  OF  A  CHURCH, 

,-QI  L.  M. 

Ov4:,  Laying  the  comer  stone  for  a  church, 
i  fXlO  day  we  lay  the  corner  stone, 
-*-   To  rear  our  sacred  walls  upon, 
A  house  for  God,  who's  pledg'd  to  be 
Where  he  is  sought  bv  two  or  three. 
406 


CHUIILH   OF   CHRIST. 


593 


S  Where  I  record  my  name,  says  lie, 
Ar-.d  where  my  children  honour  me, 
There  1  will  eome  to  own  and  bless 
M\  ordinances  with  micccss. 

3  But  Jesus  is  the  comer  stone, 
For  us  to  build  our  hopes  upon; 
On  him  the  edifice  may  rise 
Sublime  in  light,  beyond  the  skies. 

4  When  storms  and  tempests  round  prevail, 
Whirlwind  and  thunder,  lire  and  hail; 
Tis  he  our  trembling  souls  shall  hide, 
On  him  securely  ve  abide. 

5  Dear  Shepherd  of  thine  Israel, 

Who  didst  between  the  cherubs  dwell; 
Here,  to  our  waiting  hearts  proclaim 
The  sweetness  of  thy  saving  name. 

may  we  prove  the  power  of  prayer, 
To  strengthen  faith,  and  sweeten  care; 
To  teach  our  faint  desires  to  rise, 
And  bring  all  heaven  before  our  eyes. 

God  of  the  churches!  thou  art  near; 
Nor  short  thine  arm,  nor  deaf  thine  ear, 
Oh  rend  the  heavens,  come  quickly  down, 
And  make  a  thousand  hearts  thine  own. 

COXSECRA/flON  OF  A  CHUllCUs 

t-qr  (423.)       L.   M. 

Du*),    Qn  opening  a  new  place  of  xaorahifim 
I     A  XU  will  the  great  eternal  God 
-^-  On  earth  establish  his  abode? 
And  will  he  from  his  radiant  throne 
Regard  our  temples  as  his  owu> 

We  bring  the  tribute  of  our  praise; 
And  sing  that  condescending  grace, 
Which  to  our  notes  will  lend  an  ear, 
And  call  us  sinful  mortals  aear. 

407  2G 


596  KINGDOM  A3TD 

3  Our  Father's  watchful  care  we  bless, 
VVhich  guards  our  house  of  pray 'r  in  peace, 
That  no  tumultuous  foes  invade, 

To  fill  the  worshippers  with  d.  ead. 

4  These  walls  we  to  thy  honour  raise: 
Long  may  they  echo  "with  thy  praise  ^ 
And  thou,  descending,  fill  the  place 
With  choicest  token's  ot  thy  grace. 

5  And  in  the  great  decisive  day, 
When  God  the  nations  shall  "survey, 
May  it  before  the  world  appear, 
That  crowds  were  born  to  glory  here  F 

*Ofi  (5290       P.  M- 

UJV.   God  invited  to  dwell  in  his  church* 

1  TN  sweet  exalted  strains 

*  The  King  of  glory  praise: 
O'er  heav'n  and  earth  he  reigns, 

Through  everlasting  days. 
He  with  a  nod  the  world  controls, 
Sustains  or  sinks  the  distant  poles. 

2  Then,  King  of  glory!  come; 

And  with  thy  favour  crown 
This  temple  as  thy  dome, 

This  people  as  thy  own. 
Within  this  house  O  deign  to  show, 
How  God  can  dwell  with  men  below. 

3  Here  may  thine  ears  attend 

Our  interceding  cries, 
And  grateful  praise  ascend 

All  fragrant  to  the  skies. 
Here  may  thy  word  melodious  sound, 
And  spread  the  joys  of  heav'n  around. 

4  Here  may  th'  attentive  throng 

Imbibe  thy  truth  and  love; 
And  converts  join  the  song 

Of  Seraphim  above:  ;    '<: 


CHURCH    OF    CHRIST.  597 

And  willing  crowds  surround  thy  board. 
With  sacred  joy  and  sweet  accord. 

%  In  peace,  here  may  our  sons 

And  daughters  sound  thy  praise; 
And  sliine  like  polish 'd  stones, 

Through  long  succeeding  days. 
Here,  Lord!  display  thy  saving  pow'rr 
"While  churches  stand  and  saints  adore. 


,Q7  C.   M. 

**>  *  •   On  opening  a  Place  of  Worship. 
i   "T|EAR  Shepherd  of  thy  people,  here 

■*--'  Thy  presence  now  display; 
As  thou  hast  giv'n  a  place  for  prayer, 
So  give  us  hearts  to  pray. 

2  Show  us  some  token  of  thy  leve, 

Our  fainting  hope  to  raise; 
And  pour  thy  blessings  from  above, 
That  we  may  render  praise. 

3  Within  these  walls  let  holy  peace, 

And  love,  and  concord,  dwell; 
Here  give  the  troubled  conscience  ease. 
The  wounded  spirit  heal. 

i  The  feeling  heart,  the  melting  eye, 
The  humbled  mind  bestow; 
And  shine  upon  us  from  on  high, 
To  make  our  graces  grow ! 

I  May  we  in  faith  receive  thy  word, 
In  faith  present  our  prayers; 
And,  in  the  presence  of  our  Lord, 
Unbosom  all  our  cares. 

6  And  may  the  gospel's  joyful  sound, 
Enforc'd  by  mighty  grace, 
Awaken  many  sinners  round, 
To  come  and  fill  the  place. 

4UI)  2  O 


598,  599  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS 

PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS  AND 
CIRCUMSTANCES. 

1.     SEASOXS. 
rqn  (70.)       L.     M. 

D  u  O.  'j%g  seasoiis  formed  by  God's  control. 

1  r<  REAT  God,  at  whose  all-pow'rful  call, 
"   At  first  arose  this  beauteous  framed 
By  thee  the  seasons  change,  and  all 

The  changing  seasons  speak  thy  name. 

2  Thy  bounty  bids  the  infant  year, 

From  winter  storms  recover'd,  rise; 

When  thousand  grateful  scenes  appear, 

Fresh  op'ning  to  our  wond'ring  eyes. 

3  O  how  delightful  'tis  to  see 

The  earth  in  vernal  beauty  drest  f 
While  in  each  herb,  and  flow'r,  and  tree, 
Thy  blooming  glories  shine  confest! 

4  Aloft,  full  beaming,  reigns  the  sun, 

And  light  and  genial  heat  conveys; 
And,  while  he  leads  the  seasons  on, 
From  thee  derives  his  quick'ning  rays. 

5  Around  us,  in  the  teeming  field. 

Stands  the  rich  grain  or  purpled  vine; 
At  thy  command  they  rise,  to  yield 
The  strength 'ning  bread  or  cheering  wine* 

f  Indulgent  God  I  from  ev'ry  part 

Thy  plenteous  blessings  largely  flow; 
We  see;  we  taste; — let  ev'ry  heart 
With  grateful  love  and  duty  glow. 

aJu.  The  seasons  crowned -urith  goodnets* 

Psalm  lxv.  11. 
1  T^  TERNAL  Source  of  every  joy ! 

■*^  Well  may  thy  praise  our  lips  employ, 
While  in  thy  temple  we  appear 
To  hail  the  Sovereign  of  the  vear. 
410 


AND  CIRCUMSTANCES.  600 

2  Wide  ns  the  wheels  of  nature  roll, 

Thy  hand  supports  ami  guides  the  whole! 
The  sun  is  taught  by  thee  to  rise, 
And  darkness  when  to  veil  the  skies. 

j  The  flowery  spring,  at  thy  command, 
Perfumes  die  air  and  paints  the  land: 
The  summer  rays  with  vigour  shine 
To  raise  the  corn  and  cheer  the  vine. 

4  Thy  hand,  in  autumn,  richly  pours 
Through  all  our  coast  redundant  stores, 
And  winters,  soften'd  by  thy  care, 

Xo  more  the  face  of  horror  wear. 

5  Seasons,  and  months,  and  weeks,  and  days, 
Demand  successive  songs  of  praise; 

And  he  the  grateful  homage  paid, 
With  morning  light  and  evening  shade, 

G  Here  in  thy  house  let  incense  rise, 
And  circling  sabbaths  bless  our  eyes, 
Till  to  those  lofty  heights  we  soar, 
Where  days  and  years  revolve  no  more 

rnn  P.  M. 

UU.U.  Jesus  seen  in  the  Seasons;  or,  livillprf^M 
the  Lord  at  all  times. 

1  "fy  INTER  has  a  joy  for  me, 

*'     While  the  Saviour's  charms  I  read 
Lowlv,  meek,  from  blemish  free, 
In  the  snow-drop's  pensive  head. 

2  Spring  returns,  and  brings  along 
Life-invigorating  suns: 

Mark!  the  turtle's  plaintive  song, 
Seems  to  speak  his  dying  groans  1 

3  Summer  has  a  thousand  charms 
All  expressive  of  his  worth; 

Tis  his  sun  that  lights  ami  warms, 
His  the  air  that  cools  the  earth. 
411 


6f)l  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS 

4  What,  has  autumn  left  to  sav 
Nothing  of  a  Saviour's  grace? 
Yes,  the  heams  of  milder  clay 
Tell  me  of  his  smiling  face. 

5  Light  appears  with  early  dawn, 
While  the  sun  makes  haste  to  rise, 
See  his  bleeding  beauties  drawn 
On  the  blushes  of  the  skie3. 

6  Evening  with  a  silent  pace, 
Slowly  moving  in  the  west, 
Shows  an  emblem  of  his  grace, 
Points  to  an  eternal  rest. 


601  .  Spring. 

1  T3LEAK  winter  is  subdu'd  at  length, 
-*-*  Compell'd  to  yield  the  day: 

The  sun  returning  in  his  strength 
Drives  all  the  storms  aw  ay. 

2  Behold  the  youthful  spring  is  come, 

How  alter'd  is  the  scene! 
The  trees  and  shrubs  are  dress'd  in  bloom, 
The  earth  array 'din  green. 

2  Where'er  Ave  tread,  beneath  our  feet 
The  flowers  spontaneous  spring; 
And  warbling  birds,  in  concert  sweet, 
Invite  our  hearts  to  sing. 

4  But,  ah!  in  vain  I  strive  to  join, 

Oppress'd  with  sin  and  doubt; 
1  feel  'tis  winter  still  within, 
Though  all  is  spring  without. 

5  Oil !  would  my  Saviour  from  on  high 

Break  through  these  clouds  and  shine! 
No  creature  then  more  blest  than  I, 
No  song  more  loud  than  mine. 
412 


AND    CI  R  CUM  STANCES.     602,  603 

6  Till  then — no  softly-warbling  thrush, 
Nor  cowslips'  sweet  perfume, 
"Nor  beauties  of  each  painted  bush. 
Can  dissipate  my  gloom. 

C    M. 

602 .  The  Spring  improved. 

1  "DEHOLD!  long- wish'd-for  spring  is  come, 
•*-*  How  alter'd  is  the  scene! 

The  trees  and  shrubs  are  dress'd  in  bloom, 
The  earth  array 'd  in  green. 

2  Where'er  we  tread,  the  clustering  flowers 

Beauteous  around  us  spring; 
The  birds,  with  joint  harmonious  powers. 
Invite  our  hearts  to  sing. 

3  But,  ah!  in  vain  I  strive  to  join, 

Oppress'd  with  sin  and  doubt; 
1  feel  'tis  winter  still  within, 
Though  all  is  spring  without 

4  O !  would  my  Saviour,  from  on  high, 

Break  through  these  clouds  and  shine, 
No  creature  then  more  blest  than  I, 
No  song  more  loud  than  mine. 

5  Lord,  let  thy  word  my  hopes  revive, 

And  overcome  my  foes; 
O  make  my  languid  graces  thrive, 
And  blossom  like  the  rose ! 

SUXMEB  AXD  HABVEST. 

OU  o.        Summei* — a  Harvest  Hymn. 

1  rjlO  praise  the  ever-bounteous  Lord, 
■*-     My  soul,  wake  all  thy  powers: 
He  calls,  and  at  his  voice  come  forth 

The  smiling  harvest  hours. 

2  His  covenant  with  the  earth  he  keeps* 

My  tongue,  his  goodness  sing; 
415 


6*04  PARTICULAR   OCCASION'S 

Summer  and  winter  know  their  time, 
His  harvest  crowns  the  spring. 

3  "Well  pleas'd  the  toiling  swains  behold 

The  waving  yellow  crop: 
With  joy  they  bear  the  sheaves  away, 
And  sow  again  in  hope. 

4  Thus  teach  me,  gracious  God,  to  sow 

The  seeds  of  righteousness: 
Smile  on  my  soul,  and  with  thy  beams 
The  rip'ning  harvest  bless. 

5  Then,  in  the  last  great  harvest,  1 

Shall  reap  a  glorious  crop: 

The  harvest  shall  by  far  exceed 

What  I  have  sown  in  hope. 

UU4.  Threatening  Draught. 

1  HHHE  spring,  great  God,  at  thy  command, 

-*-    Leads  forth  the  smiling  year; 
Gay  verdure,  foliage,  blooms  and  flowers 
To  adorn  her  reign,  appear. 

2  But  soon  canst  thou  in  righteous  wrath 

Blast  all  the  promised  joy, 
And  elements  await  thy  nod 
To  bless  or  to  destroy. 

3  The  sun,  thy  minister  of  love, 

That  from  the  naked  ground 
Calls  forth  the  hidden  seeds  to  birth, 
And  spreads  their  beauties  round: 

4  At  the  dread  order  of  his  God, 

Now  darts  destructive  fires;  [drought 

Hills,   plains,     and    vales,   are    parch'd    with 
And  blooming  life  expires. 

5  Like  burnish  M  brass,  the  heaven  around 

In  angry  terror  burns, 
While  the  earth  lies  a  joyless  waste, 
And  into  iron  turns. 
414 


AND   CIRCUMSTANCES.        605,    C06 

C   Pit  v  US,  Lord,  in  our  di  - 

Nor  u  itli  our  land  contend; 
Bid  the  avenging  skies  relent, 
A  in  I  showers  of  mercy  send! 

AUTUMN". 
/•,  v  -  L.    M. 

UlM.  Autumn.     Jer.  vlii.  20. 

1  /^  RE  AT  tiod,  as  seasons  disappear, 
"    And  changes  make  the  rolling  year; 
As  time,  with  rapid  pinions  Hies, 

May  ev'rv  season  make  us  wise. 

2  Long  has  thy  favour  crown'd  our  days, 
And  summer  shed  again  its  rays; 

No  deadly  cloud  our  sky  has  veil'd, 
No  blasting  winds  our  path  assail'd. 

3  Our  harvest  months  have  o'er  us'rolLd, 
And  fill'd  our  fields  with  waving  gold; 
Our  tables  spread,  our  garners  stor'd! 
Where  arc  our  hearts  to  praise  the  Lord? 

4  The  solemn  harvest  comes  apace, 
The  closing  day  of  life  and  grace: 
Time  of  decision,  awful  hour! 
Around  it  let  no  tempests  low'r! 

5  Prepare  us,  Lord,  by  gi-ace  divine, 
Like  stars  in  heaven  to  rise  and  shine; 
Then  shall  our  happy  souls  above, 
Reap  the  full  harvest  of  thy  love! 

\vi\teu. 

DUO.        Whiter.     .lob  xxxviii.  29,  30. 

1  QSTERN  winter  throws  his  icy  chains; 
^  Encircling  nature  round; 

How  bleak,  how  comfortless  the  plains, 
Late  with  gay  verdure  crown'd! 

2  The  sun  withdraws  his  vital  beams, 

And  light  and  warmth  depart; 
415 


606  PARTICULAR  OCCASION'S 

And  drooping,  lifeless  nature  seems 
An  emblem  of  my  heart. 

3  My  heart,  when  mental  winter  reigns, 
In  night's  dark  mantle  clad; 
Confin'd  in  cold,  inactive  chains, 
How  desolate  and  sad! 

i  Return,  O  blissful  sun,  and  bring 
The  soul-reviving  ray; 
This  mental  winter  shall  be  spring, 
This  darkness  cheerful  day. 

5  O  happy  state,  divine  abode, 
Where  spring  eternal  reigns; 
And  perfect  day,  the  smile  of  God, 
Fills  all  the  heavenly  plains. 

C  Great  source  of  light,  thy  beams  display, 
My  drooping  joys  restore: 
And  guide  me  to  the  seats  of  day, 
Where  winter  chills  no  more. 

1TKW    TEAR. 

607.  (*»0    l.  J* 

1  r<  REAT  God!  we  sing  that  mighty  hand, 
^*   By  which  supported  still  we  stand; 
The  op'ning  year  thy  mercy  shows: 

Let  mercy,  crown  it,  till  it  close. 

2  By  day,  at  night,  at  home,  abroad, 
Still  we  are  guarded  by  our  God; 
By  his  incessant  bounty  fed, 

By  his  unerring  counsel  led. 

S  With  grateful  hearts  the  past  we  own; 
The  future,  all  to  us  unknown, 
We  to  thy  guardian  care  commit, 
And,  peaceful,  leave  before  thy  feet 

4  In  scenes  exalted  or  depress'd, 
iJe  thou  our  joy,  and  thou  our  restj 
41 G 


a  \  p  ci  b  c  u  m  sta  \  o  ::s.  608.  G09 

Thv  goodness  all  our  hopes  shall  raise, 
Ador'd  through  all  our  changing  days. 

5   When  death  shall  interrupt  our  song9, 
And  seal  in  silence  mortal  tongues; 
Our  helper,  God,  in  whom  we  trust, 
lu  hotter  worlds  our  souls  shall  boast. 

Ul/O.  Dependence  on  God. 

1  (^J-Ol)  of  our  lives!  thy  constant  care 

*~*    With  blessings  crowns  each  op'ning  yean 
These  lives,  so  frail,  dost  thou  prolong, 
And  wake  anew  our  annual  song. 

2  How  many  precious  souls  are  fled 
To  the  dark  regions  of  the  dead, 
Since,  from  this  day,  the  changing  sun 
Through  his  last  yearly  course  ha's  run! 

3  We  yet  survive:  but  who  can  say, 

Or  through  the  year,  or  month,  or  day, 

1  shall  retain  my  \  ital  breath, 

Thus  far  at  least  in  league  with  death? 

4  That  breath  is  thine,  eternal  God! 
' Tis  thine  to  fix  the  soul's  abode: 
We  hold  our  lives  from  thee  alone, 
On  earth,  or  in  the  world  unknown. 

5  To  thee  we  all  our  pow'rs  resign; 
Make  us  and  own  us  still  as  thine: 
Then  shall  we  smile,  secure  from  fear, 
Though  death  should  blast  the  rising  year. 

6  Thy  children,  eager  to  be  gone, 
Bid  time's  impetuous  tide  roll  on, 
And  land  them  on  that  blooming  shore 

\\  here  years  and  death  are  known  no  more. 

OU  J.   TJie  barren  Fig-tree.  Luke  xiii.  C — 9. 
1    f^  OD  of  my  life,  to  thee  belong 

^Jr  The  thankful  heart,  the  grateful  song; 
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Touch 'd  by  thy  love,  each  tuneful  chord 
Resounds  the  goodness  of  the  Lord. 

J    Thou  hast  preserv'd  my  fleeting  breath, 
And  chas'd  the  gloomy  shades  ot  death; 
The  venonvd  arrows  vainly  fly, 
"When  God  our  great  Deliverer's  nigh. 

S  Yet  why,  dear  Lord,  this  tender  care? 
Why  does  thy  hand  so  kindly  reai 
A  useless  cumberer  of  the  ground, 
On  which  no  pleasant  fruits  are  found? 

4  Still  may  the  ban-en  fig-tree  stand! 
And,  cultivated  by  thy  hand, 
Verdure,  and  bloom,  and  fruit  afford, 
Meet  tribute  to  its  bounteous  Lord. 

5  So  shall  thy  praise  employ  my  breath 
Through  life,  and  in  the  arms  of  death 
My  soul  the  pleasant  theme  prolong, 
Then  rise  to  aid  th'  angelic  song. 

OIU.    New  Year's  Bay.     Luke  xiii.  6— «. 

1  rpHE  Lord  of  earth  and  sky, 

■*•    The  jfiod  of  ages  praise ! 
Who  reigns  enthron'd  on  high, 

Ancient  of  endless  days; 
WTio  lengthens  out  our  trial  here, 
And  spares  us  yet  another  year. 

2  Barren  and  wither'd  trees, 

We  cumber'd  long  the  ground: 
No  fruit  of  holiness 

On  our  dead  souls  was  found; 
Yet  doth  he  us  in  mercy  spare, 
Another,  and  another  year. 

3  WTien  justice  gave  the  word 

To  cut  the  fig-tree  down, 
The  pity  of  our  Lord, 

Oied",  "  Let  it  still  alone.1? 
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The  Father  mild  inclines  his  ear, 
And  spares  as  yet  another  year, 

4  Jesus,  thy  speaking  hlood 

From  God  ohtain'd  the  grace, 
Who  therefore  hath  bestow  *d 

On  us  a  longer  space: 
Thou  didst  in  our  behalf  appear. 
A  nd  lo,  we  see  another  year ! 

5  Then  dig  ahout  our  root, 

Break  up  our  fallow  ground. 
And  let  our  gracious  fruit 

To  thy  great  praise  abound; 
O  let  us  all  thy  praise  declare, 
And  fruit  unto  perfection  bear. 

&  aimumra  lirMxs. 

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0  *  A  •  JtfoiTWlg  Song. 

1  fYNCE  more  my  eyes  behold  the  day, 
^-^  And  to  my  God  my  soul  would  pay 

Its  tributary  lays: 
O  may  the  life  preserv'd  by  thee, 
With  all  its  powers  and  blessings,  be 

Devoted  to  thy  praise. 

2  Beneath  the  shadow  of  thy  wings, 
Israel's  great  keeper,  King  of  kings, 

My  weary  head  found  rest: 
No  dire  alarm*  or  racking  pains, 
Devouring  flames  or  galling  chains, 

Disturb 'd  my  peaceful  breast. 

3  How  many,  since  1  laid  me  down, 
Have  launeh'd  into  a  world  unknown, 

To  meet  a  dreadful  doom: 
While  some  on  wat'ry  billows  tost, 
Or  wandVing  on  an  unknown  coast, 

Have  sighM  in  vain  for  home, 

4  But  1  am  spar'd  to  see  thy  face, 
A  monument  of  saving  grace, 


6  12,   6J3  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS 

And  live  to  praise  thy  name: 
Still  be  thou  near,  my  gracious  Lord, 
To  keep  and  guide,  and  by  thy  word 

Peace  to  my  soul  proclaim. 

5  Let  me  enjoy  thy  presence  here, 
In  ev'ry  storm  my  heart  to  cheer, 

Till  thou  shalt'bid  me  rise, 
Where  sin  and  sorrow  never  come, 
Till  at  my  blest  eternal  home 

I  wake  in  sweet  surprise. 

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0  1 -..    Q0d  renews  his  mercies  morning  and 

evening. 

1  1VJY  God,  how  endless  is  thy  love ! 
iTJ.  Thy  gifts  arc  every  evening  new; 
And  morning  mercies  from  above 

Gently  descend  like  early  dew. 

2  Thou  spread'st  the  curtains  of  the  night, 

Great  Guardian  of  my  sleeping  hours! 
Thy  sovereign  word  restores  the  light, 
And  quickens  all  my  drowsy  powers. 

3  I  yield  myself  to  thy  command; 

To  thee  devote  my  nights  and  days; 
Perpetual  blessings  from  thy  hand 
Demand  perpetual  hymns  of  praise. 

'  L.  M. 

Plot  Jl  JVlormng  Hymn. 

Psalm  xix.  5.  8.  and  lxxiii.  24.  25. 

1  /"I  OD  of  the  morning,  at  whose  voice 
"  The  cheerful  sun  makes  haste  to  rise 
And  like  a  giant  doth  rejoice 

To  run  his  journey  through  the  skies; 

2  From  the  fair  chambers  of  the  east 
The  circuit  of  his  race  begins, 
And  without  weariness  or  rest, 

Round  the  whole  earth  he  flies  and  shines: 
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A  X  D    0 1 11 C  U  M  ST  A  N  C  ES. 

5  O  like  the  sun  may  I  fulfil 

Th'  appointed  duties  of  the  dav, 
"With  ready  mind  and  active  will 
March  on  and  keep  my  heavenly  way. 

i  Bat  I  ^hall  rove  and  lose  the  race, 
It'  God  my  sun  should  disappear, 
And  leave  me  in  this  world's  wild  maze 
To  follow  every  wandering  star. 

I  Lord,  thy  commands  are  clean  and  pure, 
Enlightening  our  beclouded  eyes, 
Thy  threatenings  just,  thy  promise  sure, 
Thy  gospel  makes  the  simple  wise. 

6  Give  me  thy  counsels  for  my  guide, 
And  then  receive  me  to  thy  bliss; 
All  my  desires  and  hopes  beside 

Are  faint  and  cold  compar'd  with  this. 

Kl  A  C-    M' 

°H.  A  Ma  niing  Song. 

1  /"|XCE  more,  my  soul,  the  rising  day 
^  Salutes  thy  waking  eyes, 

Once  more,  my  voice,  thy  tribute  pay 
To  him  that  rules  the  skies. 

2  Night  unto  night  his  name  repeats, 

The  day  renews  the  sound, 
Wide  as  the  heaven  on  which  he  sits 
To  turn  the  seasons  round. 

S  '  Tis  he  supports  my  mortal  frame, 
My  tongue  shall  speak  his  praise: 
My  sins  would  rouse  his  wrath  to  flame, 
And  yet  his  wrath  delays. 

4  [On  a  poor  worm  thy  power  might  tread, 

And  I  could  ne'er  withstand; 
Thy  justice  might  have  crush 'd  me  dead. 
But  mercy  held  thine  hand. 

5  A  thousand  wretched  souls  are  fled 

Since  the  last  setting  sun, 
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And  yet  thou  length'nest  out  my  thread, 
And  yet  my  moments  run.] 

6  Dear  God,  let  all  my  hours  be  thine 
Whilst  I  enjoy  the  light, 
Then  shall  my  sun  in  smiles  decline, 
And  bring  a  pleasant  night. 

fii  r.  (399.)       C.   M. 

u  ■  Ut     Hymn  for  morning  and  evening. 

1  TTOSAXXAH  with  a  cheerful  sound 
-"--*-  To  God's  upholding  hand! 

Ten  thousand  snares  our  path  surround, 
And  yet  secure  we  stand. 

2  How  wondrous  is  that  mighty  pow'r 

Which  form'd  us  with  a  word! 
And  ev'ry  day,  and  ev'ry  hour, 
We  lean  upon  the  Lord. 

3  The  ev'ning  rests  our  weary  head, 

And  mercy  guards  the  room; 

We  wake,  and  we  admire  the  bed 

That  was  not  made  our  tomb» 

4  The  rising  morn  cannot  assure, 

That  we  shall  end  the  day; 
For  death  stands  ready  at  the  door, 
To  take  our  lives  away. 

5  God  is  our  sun,  whose  daily  light 

Our  joy  and  safety  brings; 
Our  feeble  frame  lies  safe  at  night 
Beneath  his  shady  wings. 

Al  p  (400.)      C.  M. 

0  I  0.      Praise  to  God  in  the  marning. 

1  I"  ORD  of  my  life !  O  may  thy  praise 

■"  Employ  my  noblest  pow'rs, 
Whose  goodness  lengthens  out  my  day^ 
And  fills  the  circling  hours! 

2  Preserved  by  thy  almighty  arm, 

I  pass  the  shades  of  night, 
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Serene  and  safe  from  ev'ry  harm, 
And  see  returning  light. 

While  many  spent  the  night  in  sighs, 

And  restless  pains  and  woes, 
In  gentle  sleep  I  clos'd  my  eyes 

And  undisturb'd  repose. 

When  sleep,  death's  semblance,  o'er  me  spread, 

And  1  unconscious  lay; 
Thy  watchful  care  Mas  round  my  bed 

'lo  guard  my  feeble  clay. 

O  let  the  same  almighty  care 

My  waking  hours  attend: 
From  ev'ry  trespass,  every  snare, 

My  heedless  steps  defend. 

6  Smile  on  my  minutes  as  they  roll, 

And  guide  my  future  days; 

And  let  thy  goodness  fill  my  soul 

With  gratitude  and  praise. 

/»!  7  (*>*0       L.   M. 

U  1  /  .      The  morning  emblematic  of  eternal 
1    "IN"  sleep's  serene  oblivion  laid, 

-■■  1  safely  pass'd  the  silent  night: 

Again  I  see  the  breaking  shade, 
1  drink  again  the  morning  light. 

t  New-born,  I  bless  the  waking  hour, 
Once  more,  with  awe,  rejoice  to  be: 
My  conscious  soul  resumes  her  pow'r, 
And  springs,  my  guardian  God!  to  thee, 

S  O  guide  me  through  the  various  maze 
My  doubtful  feet  are  doom'd  to  tread; 
And  spread  thy  shield's  protecting  blaze, 
Where  dangers  press  around  my  head. 

4  A  deeper  shade  shall  soon  impend: 
A  deeper  sleep  my  eyes  oppress: 
Vet  then  thy  strength  shall  still  defend, 
Thy  goodness  still  delight  to  bless. 

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5  That  deeper  shade  shall  break  away; 

That  deeper  sleep  shall  leave  my  eyei 
Thy  light  shall  give  eternal  day; 
Thy  love,  the  raptures  of  the  skies. 

fil  ft  ^'   "" 

u  ■  °*  Morning  Song. 

1  QJEE  how  the  rising  sun 

^   Pursues  his  shining  way; 
And  wide  proclaims  his  Maker's  praise, 
With  ev'ry  bright 'ning  ray. 

2  Thus  would  my  rising  soul 
Its  heavenly  parent  sing: 

And  to  its  great  original 
The  humble  tribute  bring. 

3  Serene  I  laid  me  down 
Beneath  his  guardian  care, 

1  slept,  and  1  awoke,  and  found 
My  kind  Preserver  near ! 

4  Thus  does  thine  arm  support 
This  weak,  defenceless  frame. 

Bat  whence  these  favours,  Lord,  to  me, 
So  worthless  as  I  am? 

5  O  how  shall  1  repay 
The  bounties  of  my  God? 

This  feeble  spirit  pants  beneath 
The  pleasing,  painful  load. 

6  Dear  Saviour,  to  thy  cross 
T  bring  my  sacrifice; 

By  thee  perfum'd,  it  shall  ascend 
With  fragrance  to  the  skies. 

7  My  life  I  would  anew 
Devote,  O  Lord,  to  thee: 

And  in  thy  blessed  presence  spend 
A  Ions  eternity. 
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Vl  J.   God's  Goodness  renewed  every  JWortung 

and  Evening. 
1    r<  HEAT  God!  my  early  vows  to  thee 
^*   With  gratitude  I'll  bring; 
And  at  the  rosy  dawn  of  daj 
Thy  lofty  praises  sing. 

£  Thou  round  the  heavenly  arch  dost  draw 
A  dark  and  sable  veil, 
Ami  all  the  beauties  of  the  world 
From  mortal  eyes  conceal. 

5  Again  the  sky  with  golden  beams 
Thy  ikilful  hands  adorn, 
And  paint  with  cheerful  splendour  gay 
The  fair  ascending  morn. 

i  And  as  the  gloomy  night  returns, 
Or  smiling  day  renews, 
Thy  constant  goodness  still  my  soul 
With  benefits  pursues. 

5  For  this  will  I  my  vows  to  thee 
With  evening  incense  bring; 
And  at  the  rosy  dawn  of  day 
Thy  lofty  praises  sing. 

0 — U .  Seeking  aivine  protection  in  the  morning. 

1  PpO  thee  let  my  first  off 'rings  rise, 

-■■     Whose  sun  creates  my  day; 
Swift  as  his  gladd'ning  influence  flies, 
And  spotless  as  his  ray. 

2  This  day  thy  favYing  hand  be  nigh 

So  oft  vouchsafed  before! 
Still  may  it  lead,  protect,  supply, 
And  I  that  hand  adore. 

3  If  bliss  thy  Providence  impart, 

For  which,  resign'd,  I  pray: 

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Give  me  to  feel  the  grateful  heart. 
That,  without  guilt,  is  gay. 

4  Affliction  should'st  thou  please  to  send, 

As  sin's  or  folly's  cure: 
Patient,  to  gain  that  blessed  end, 
May  I  the  means  endure. 

5  Be  this  and  ev'ry  future  day 

Still  wiser  than  the  past; 
That,  from  the  whole  of  life's  surrey, 
1  may  find  peace  at  last. 

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^^  ■  •  Resolutions  in  the  morning. 

1  A  WAKE,  my  soul !  and  with  the  sun 
-^  Thy  daily  stage  of  duty  run; 
Shake  off  dull  sloth,  and  joyful  rise, 
To  pay  thy  morning  sacrifice. 

2  By  influence  of  the  light  divine, 
Let  thy  own  light  to  others  shine; 
Reflect  all  heaven's  propitious  rays 
In  ardent  love  and  cheerful  praise. 

3  Lord!  I  my  vows  to  thee  renew: 
Disperse  my  sins  as  morning  dew; 
Guard  my  first  springs  of  thought  and  will; 
And  with  thyself  my  spirit  fill. 

4  Direct,  control,  suggest,  this  day, 
All  I  design  to  do  or  say; 

That  all  my  pow'rs  with  all  their  might 
In  thy  sole  glory  may  unite, 

5  All  praise  to  thee,  who  safe  has  kept, 
And  hast  refresh'dme,  while  1  slept! 
Grant,  Lord,  when  1  from  death  shall  wake, 
I  may  of  endless  light  partake. 

6*yzy  S.  M. 

*^»  Morning. 


lWEJ 


E  lift  our  hearts  to  thee, 
Dav-star  from  on  high.1 
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The  sun  itself  is  but  thy  shade, 
Yet  cheers  both  earth  anil  sky. 

2  O  let  thy  orient  beams 

The  night  of  sin  disperse, 

The  mists  of  error  and  of  vice, 

Which  shade  the  universe! 

3  How  beauteous  nature  now  ! 

Flow  dark  and  sad  before ! 
With  joy  we  view  the  pleasing  change, 
And  nature's  God  adore 

4  O  may  no  gloomy  crime 

Pollute  the  rising  day; 
May  Jesus'  blood,  like  evening  dew, 
Wash  all  our  stains  away. 

5  .May  we  this  life  improve, 

To  mourn  for  errors  past: 
And  live  this  short  revolving  day, 
As  if  it  were  our  last. 

6  To  God,  the  Father,  Son, 

And  Spirit,  one  in  three, 
Be  glory,  as  it  was,  is  now, 
And  shall  for  ever  be. 

623.  P-  m. 

1   "IVrOW  the  shades  of  night  are  gonef 

-*-^    Now  the  morni ng  light  is  come^ 
Ix>rd,  may  I  be  thine  to-day — 
Drive  the  shades  of  sin  away. 

S  Fill  my  soul  with  heav'nly  light, 
Banish  doubt,  and  cleanse  my  sight, 
In  thy  service,  Lord,  to-day, 
Help' me  labour,  help  me  pray. 

3  Keep  my  haughty  passions  bound 
Save  me  from  my  foes  around; 
Going  out  and  coming  in, 
Keep  me  safe  from  ev'rv  sin, 
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4  When  my  work  of  life  is  past, 
Oh!  receive  me  then  at  last! 
Night  of  sin  will  be  no  more, 
When  I  reach  the  heav'nly  shore, 

f91  (172.)       L.  M. 

u-*-  The  Lord >  day. 

1  \  ANOTHER  six  days'  work  is  done, 
-^*-  Another  sabbath  is  begun: 
Return,  my  soul,  enjoy  thy  rest, 
Improve  the  day  thy  God  has  blest 

2  Come,  bless  the  Lord,  whose  love  assigns 
So  sweet  a  rest  to  wearied  minds; 
Provides  an  antepast  of  heav'n, 

And  gives  this  day  the  food  of  sev'n. 

3  O  that  our  thoughts  and  thanks  may  rise 
As  grateful  incense,  to  the  skies; 

And  draw  from  heav'n  that  sweet  repose, 
Which  none,  but  he  who  feels  it,  knows, 

4  With  joy,  great  God!  thy  works  we  view 
fn  various  scenes  both  old  and  new; 
With  praise  Ave  think  on  mercies  past, 
With  hope  we  future  pleasures  taste. 

5  In  holy  duties  let  the  day, 
In  holy  pleasures  pass  away: 

How  sweet,  a  sabbath  thus  to  spend, 
In  hope  of  one  that  ne'er  shall  end. 

DZO.         The  Sabbath.     Ps.  Ixxxiv.  10 

1  /"^UR  Sabbaths  come  so  welcome  on, 
"  We  wish  them  to  remain  awhile, 
But  soon,  alas!  their  joys  are  gone, 

And  scarce  "  bequeath  a  partiug  smile*" 

2  Full  many  are  the  hours  of  grief, 

Allotted  to  the  sous  of  men, 

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Our  Sabb*Uvj  bring  a  short  relief, 
Yet  leave  us  but  to  mourn  agaiu. 

3  Ye  peaceful  days!  and  thou  blest  sun! 
Why  roll  ye  in  such  haste  away? 

Ye  happy  hours!  why  flow  ye  on 
So  fast  towards  eternity? 

4  O!  if  ye  bring  an  endless  day, 

Speed  fast  along,  nor  ever  cease; 
We'll  gladly  feel  your  joys  decay, 
In  perfect  and  enduring  bliss. 

■>  —  u»   Sabbath  Morning.     Psalm  cxviii.  34, 

1  f\S  tli is  sweet  morn  my  Lord  arose, 
^  Triumphant  o'er  tho  grave! 

He  dies  to  vanquish  all  my  foes, 
And  lives  again  to  save. 

2  This  is  the  day  for  holy  rest, 

Yet  clouds  will  gather  soon, 
Except  my  Lord  become  my  guest, 
And  put  my  harp  in  tune. 

3  Xo  heavenly  fire  my  heart  can  raise, 

Without  "the  Spirit's  aid; 
His  breath  must  kindle  pray'r  and  praise, 
Or  I  am  cold  and  dead. 

4  On  all  the  flocks  thy  Spirit  pour, 

And  saving  health  convey ; 
A  sweet,  refreshing  Sunday  show'r 
Will  make  them  sing  and  pray. 

5  Direct  thy  shepherds  how  to  feed 

The  flocks  of  thy  own  choice; 
Give  savour  to  the  heavenly  bread, 
And  bid  the  folds  rejoice. 

627.  Sabbath  Morning. 

I  pOME,  dearest  Lord,  and  feed  thy  &hcc|» 
^  On  this  sweet  day  of  rest; 
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0  bless  this  flock,  and  make  this  fold 
Enjoy  a  heavenly  rest. 

2  Welcome,  and  precious  to  my  soul, 
Are  these  sweet  days  of  love; 
But  what  a  Sabbath  shall  I  keep, 
When  I  shall  rest  above  1 

S  I  come,  I  wait,  I  hear,  I  pray, 
Thy  footsteps,  Lord,  1  trace, 
Here,  in  thine  own  appointed  way, 
T  wait  to  see  thy  face. 

4  These  are  the  sweet  and  precious  daya 

On  which  my  Lord  I've  seen; 
And  oft,  when  feasting  on  his  word, 
In  raptures  I  have  been. 

5  O  if  my  soul,  when  death  appears, 

In  this  sweet  frame  be  found: 

I'd  clasp  my  Saviour  in  my  arms, 

And  leave  this  earthly  ground. 

6  I  long  for  that  delightful  hour, 

When  from  this  clay  undrest, 

1  shall  be  cloth 'd  in  robes  divine, 
And  made  for  ever  blest. 

OZo.  Sabbath  Morning, 

1  ^  AFELY  thro'  another  week, 

^  God  has  brought  us  on  our  way; 
Let  us  now  a  blessing  seek, 

Waiting  in  his  eourts  to-day. 
Day  of  all  the  week  the  best; 
Emblem  of  eternal  rest ! 

2  While  we  seek  supplies  of  grace, 

Thro'  the  dear  Redeemer's  name 
Show  thy  reconciling  face — 

Take  away  our  sin  and  shame: 
From  our  worldly  cares  set  free, 
May  we  rest  this  day  in  thee 
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3  Here  we're  come,  thy  name  to  praise; 

Let  us  feel  thy  presence  near: 
May  tlir  glory  meet  our  eyes, 

While  we  in  thy  house  appear: 
Here  afford  us,  Lord,  a  taste 
Of  oar  everlasting  feast. 

A  M:iv  the  gospel's  joyful  sound 

('  tnqaer  sinners,  comfort  saints; 
Make  the  fruits  of  grace  abound, 
Bring  relief  tor  all  complaints. 
Thus  let  all  our  sabbaths  prove, 
Till  we  join  the  church  above. 

COO  (*°5-)       L-  >*• 

OZVJ.  Confidence  m  God. 

1  npiIUS  far  the  Lord  has  led  me  on; 

-*-    Thus  far  his  pow'r  prolongs  my  days; 
And  ev'rv  ev'ning  shall  make  known 
Some  fresh  memorial  of  his  grace. 

2  Much  of  my  time  has  run  to  waste, 

And  I,  perhaps,  am  near  my  home: 
But  he  forgives  my  follies  past, 

And  strength  supplies  for  days  to  come 

5  I  lay  my  body  down  to  sleep; 

Peace  is  the  pillow  of  my  head: 
i lis  ever  watchful  eye  will  keep 
Its  constant  guard  around  my  bed. 

4  Faith  in  his  name  forbids  my  fear: 

O  may  thy  presence  ne'er  depart! 
And  in  the  morning  may  I  bear 
Thy  loving  kindness  on  my  heart! 

EVENING   HYMNS. 

*nn  u  M 

V'>U.  ^in  Evening  Humn.     Job  viii.  9. 
1      i  NOTHEH  fleeting  day  is  gone, 
-^  Slow  o'er  the  west  the  shadows  rise; 
Swift  the  soft  stealing  hours  have  flown, 
And  night's  f^rk  mantle  veils  the  skies, 
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2  Another  feeling  dny  is  gone, 

Swept  from  the  records  of  the  year; 

And  still  with  each  successive  sun, 
Life's  fading  visions  disappear. 

3  Another  fleeting  day  is  gone, 

To  tell  thy  secrets,  O  my  soul; 

Faithful  before  th'  eternal  throne 

Thy  slightest  folly  'twill  enrol. 

4  Another  fleeting  day  is  gone, 

To  join  the  fugitives  before: 
And  1,  when  life's  employ  is  done, 
Shall  sleep,  to  wake  in  time  no  more, 

5  Another  fleeting  day  is  gone, 

And  soon  a  fairer  day  shall  rise; 
A  day,  whose  never-setting  sun, 

Shall  pour  his  light  o'er  cloudless  skies. 

6  Another  fleeting  day  is  gone, 

In  solemn  silence  rest,  my  soul; 
Bend — bend  before  his  awful  throne, 
Who  bids  the  morn  and  evening  roll! 

631.  L  M- 

Evening-  Hymn. 

1  f^  LORY  to  thee,  ray  God,  this  night, 
"   For  all  the  blessings  of  the  light; 
Keep  me,  O  keep  me,  King  of  kings, 
Under  thine  own  almighty  wings. 

2  Forgive  me,  Lord,  for  thy  dear  Son, 
The  ills  that  I  this  day  have  done; 
That  with  the  world,  myself,  and  thee, 
I,  ere  I  sleep,  at  peace  may  be. 

8  Teach  me  to  live,  that  I  may  dread 
The  grave  as  little  as  my  bed; 
Teach  me  to  die,  that  so  I  may 
With  joy  behold  the  judgmentKlay. 

4  Lord,  let  my  soul  for  ever  share 
The  bliss  of  thy  paternal  care; 
433 


AND    CIRCUMSTANCES.  632.   633 

Tis  heaven  on  earth,  'lis  heaven  above, 
To  see  thy  face,  and  sing  thy  love* 

5  Praise  God,  from  whom  all  blessings  flow; 
Praise  him  all  creatures  heie  below; 
Praise  him  above,  ye  heavenly  host, 
Praise  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost 

P  • '  -  •  Everting  Humn. 

1  r\  MM  PRESENT  God,  whose  aid 
"  Xo  one  ever  ask'd  in  vain, 

lie  this  night  about  my  bed, 
Every  evil  thought  restrain: 

2  Lay  thy  hand  upon  my  soul, 

God  of  my  unguarded  hours! 
All  my  enemies  control, 

Hell,  and  earth,  and  nature's  rower* 

3  Lo'isc  me  from  the  chains  of  sense, 

Set  me  from  the  body  fre  ■: 

Draw  with  stronger  influence 

My  unfetter'd  soul  to  thee* 

4  In  me,  Lord,  thyself  reveal, 

Fill  me  with  a  sweet  surprise; 
Let  me  thee,  when  waking,  feel, 
Let  me  in  thine  image  rise. 

133.  c.  m. 

1  C\  LORD,  another  day  is  flown, 
^  And  we,  a  lonely  band, 

Are  met  once  more  before  thy  throne, 
To  bless  thy  fost'ring  hand. 

2  And  wilt  thou  bend  a  list'ning  ear 

To  praises  low  as  ours? 
Thou  wilt !  for  thou  dost  love  to  hear 
The  song  which  meekness  pours. 

3  And,  Jesus,  thou  thy  smiles  wilt  deign, 

As  we  before  thee  pray; 

433  2-Q 


C34,    63 J    PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS 

For  thou  didst  bless  the  infant  train, 
And  we  are  less  then  they. 

4  Oh,  let  thy  grace  perform  its  part, 
And  let  contention  cease; 
And  shed  abroad  in  ev'ry  heart 
Thine  everlasting  peace. 

"«**•  Evening. 

TXDULGENT  Father,  by  whose  care 
-*-  I've  pass'd  another  day, 
Let  me  this  night  thy  mercy  share, 
And  teach  me  how  to  pray. 

2  Show  me  my  sins,  and  how  to  mourn 

My  guilt  "before  thy  face; 
Direct  me,  Lord,  to  Christ  alone, 
And  save  me  by  thy  grace. 

3  Let  each  returning  night  declare 

The  tokens  of  thy  love; 
And  ev'ry  hour  thy  grace  prepare 
My  soul  for  joys  above. 

4  And  when  on  earth  I  close  my  eyes, 

To  sleep  in  death's  embrace, 
Let  me.  to  heav'n  and  glory  rise, 
T'  enjoy  thy  smiling  face. 

035.  s.  m. 

1  npHE  day  is  past  and  gone, 

-*-    The  evening  shades  appear, 
Oh,  may  I  ever  keep  in  mind, 
The  night  of   death  draws  near. 

2  I  lay  my  garments  by, 

Upon  my  bed  to  rest; 
So  death  will  soon  remove  me  hen^ee, 
And  leave  my  soul  undrest. 

5  Lord,  keep  me  safe  this  night, 

Secure  from  all  mv  fears; 
434 


AND   CIRCUMSTA.VCE*, 

May  ftngela  guard  me  while  !  sleep, 

Till  morning  light  appears. 

4  And  when  I  early  rise, 

To  view  tir  unwearied  sun, 
May  I  set  out  to  win  the  prize, 
And  after  glory  run: 

5  That  when  my  days  are  past, 

And  I  from  time  remove, 
Lord,  1  may  in  thy  bosom  rest, 
The  bosom  of  thy  love. 

636.  p.  m- 

1  TT^IIAT  if  death  mv  sleep  invade* 

**     Should  I  be  of  death  afraid? 
"Whilst  encircled  by  thine  arm, 
Deatli  may  strike,  but  cannot  harm. 

2  What  if  beams  of  opening  day 
Shine  around  my  breathless  clay? 
Brighter  visions  from  on  high 
Shall  regale  my  mental  eye. 

S  Tender  friends  awhile  may  mourn 
Me  from  their  embraces  torn; 
Dearer,  belter  friends  1  have 
Jn  the  realms  beyond  the  grave. 

4  See  the  guardian-angels  nigh 
Wait  to  waft  my  soul  on  high! 
See  the  golden  gates  di splay 'd! 
See  the  crown  to  grace  my  head! 

5  See  a  flood  of  sacred  light, 
Which  no  more  shall  yield  to  night! 
Transitory  world,  farewell! 

Jesus  calls  with  him  to  dwell ! 

6  With  thy  heavenly  presence  blest, 
Death  is  life,  and  labour  rest* 
Welcome  sleep,  or  death  to  me, 
Still  secure,  for  still  with  thee. 

435 


636 


637 j  638   PARTICULAR   OCCASIONS 

v/«J  /  .  Evening  Jhnnn. 

1  TVOW,  from  the  altar  of  our  heart* 
^    Let  incense  flames  arise; 
Assist  us,  Lord,  to  offer  up 

Our  evening  sacrifice. 

2  Awake,  our  love,  awake,  our  joy; 

Awake,  our  heart  and  tongue: 
Sleep  not  when  mercies  loudly  cal. 
Break  forth  into  a  song, 

S  Minutes  and  mercies  multiply'd 
Have  made  up  all  this  day; 
Minutes  came  quick,  but  mercies  were 
More  fleet  and  free  than  they. 

4  New  time,  new  favours,  and  new  joys, 

Do  a  new  song  require; 
Till  we  shall  praise  thee  as  we  would, 
Accept  our  heart's  desire. 

5  Lord  of  our  time,  whose  hand  hath  set 

New  time  upon  our  score; 
Thee  may  we  praise  for  all  our  time, 
When  time  shall  be  no  more ! 

638.  Lord's  Bay  Evening. 

1  WHEN,  O  dear  Jesus  when  shall  I 

"  ™    Behold  thee  all  serene; 
Blest  in  perpetual  sabbath-day, 
Without  a  veil  between ! 

2  Assist  me,  while  I  wander  here, 

Amidst  a  world  of  cares; 
Incline  my  heart  to  pray  with  love, 
And  then  accept  my  prayers. 

3  Release  my  soul  from  every  chain. 

No  more  hell's  captive  led; 
And  pardon  a  repenting  child, 
for  whom  the  Saviour  bled, 
436 


AND    CIRCUMSTANCES.    639,   6    J 

4  Spare  me,  my  God,  O  spare  the  soul 
That  gives  itself  to  thee; 

Take  all  that  I  possess  below, 
And  give  thyself  to  me. 

5  Thy  Spirit,  O  my  Father,  give, 

To  be  my  guide  and  friend, 
To  light  my  patli  to  ceaseless  joys, 
To  sabbaths  without  end. 

RQQ  K    M 

P  •  > « "  •  Lord's  Day  Event  ng. 

1    T  ORD,  how  delightful  'tis  to  see 
•"  A  whole  assembly  worship  thee; 
At  once  they  sing,  at  once  they  pray! 
They  hear  of  heaven,  and  learn  the  way, 

fc  1  have  been  there,  and  still  would  go; 
Tis  like  a  little  heaven  below: 
Not  all  that  hell  or  sin  can  say, 
Shall  tempt  me  to  forget  this  day. 

3  O  write  upon  my  menvry,  Lord, 
The  text  and  doctrine  of  thy  word; 
That  I  may  break  thy  laws  no  more, 
But  love  thee  better  than  before. 

4  With  thoughts  of  Christ  and  things  divine* 
Fill  up  this  foolish  heart  of  mine; 

That  hoping  pardon  through  his  blood, 
I  may  lie  down  and  wake  with  God. 

04 (J.  j{n  Evening  Song. 

1  THREAD  Sov'reign,  let  my  evening  song 

*-*  Like  holy  incense  rise! 
Assist  the  olferings  of  my  tongue 
To  reach  the  lofty  skies. 

2  Through  all  the  dangers  of  the  day, 

Thy  hand  was  still  my  guard, 
And  still  to  drive  my  wants  away 
Thy  mercy  stood  prepared. 
437 


641,  642    PARTICULAR  OCCASION'S 

S  Perpetual  blessings  from  above 
Encompass  me  around, 
But  oh!  how  few  returns  of  love 
Hath  my  Creator  found. 

4  What  have  I  done  for  him  that  died 

To  save  my  wretched  soul ! 
How  are  my  follies  multiplied, 
Fast  as  my  minutes  roll! 

5  I„ord,  with  this  guilty  heart  of  mine 

To  thy  dear  cross  I  flee, 
And  to  thy  grace  my  soul  resign 
To  be  renew 'd  by  thee. 

6  Sprinkled  afresh  with  pardoning  blood 

I  lay  me  down  to  rest, 
As  in  the  embraces  of  my  God, 
Or  on  my  Saviour's  breast. 

&  II  C'   M- 

n^  l  •     Midnight  Thoughts  recollected. 

L     PTlWAS  in  the  watches  of  the  night 
-*-    1  thought  upon  thy  pow'r, 
1  kept  thy  lovely  face  in  sight 
Amidst  the  darkest  hour. 
$  My  flesh  lay  resting  on  my  bed, 
My  soul  arose  on  high: 
*  My  God,  my  life,  my  hope,'  I  said, 
4  Bring  thy  salvation  nigh. ' 
S  My  spirit  labours  up  thine  hill, 
And  climbs  the  heavenly  road; 
But  thy  right  hand  upholds  me  still, 
While  I  pursue  my  God. 

4  Thy  mercy  stretches  o'er  my  head 
The  shadow  of  thy  wings: 
My  heart  rejoices  in  thine  aid, 
My  tongue  awakes  and  sings. 

642.  (**•)     c-  m- 

1  T  ORD !  thou  wilt  hear  me  when  I  pray 
■"  I  am  for  ever  thine* 
438 


AN'D  CIRCUMSTANCES'  643 

\  lear  before  thee  all  the  day, 
Xor  would  I  dare  to  sin. 

7  And  while  I  rest  my  weary  head, 
From  Cftres  and  business  free; 
Tia  sweet  conversing  on  my  bed, 
With  my  own  heat*  and  thee. 

3  I  pay  this  ev'ning  sacrifice; 

And,  when  mv  work,  is  done, 
Great  (iod,  my  faith  and  hope  relies 
Upon  thy  grace  alone. 

4  Thus  with  my  thoughts  compos'd  to  peace 

I'll  give  mine  eyes  to  sleep; 

Thy  hand  in  safety  keeps  my  days, 

And  will  my  slumbers  keep! 

BIRTHDAY    HYMNS* 

filo  P.  M. 

D  4: 0 .  For  a  girthclay. 

1  p  01)  of  my  life,  to  thee 
"   My  cheerful  soul  I  raise; 
Thy  goodness  bade  me  be, 

And  still  prolongs  my  days: 
I  see  my  natal  hour  return, 
And  bless  the  day  that  I  was  born. 

2  A  clod  of  living  earth, 

I  glorify  thy  name, 
From  whom  alone  my  birth, 

And  all  my  blessings  came; 
Creating  and  preserving  grace 
Let  all  that  is  within  me  praise. 

5  My  soul,  and  all  its  powers, 

Thine,  wholly  thine  shall  be, 
All,  all  my  happy  hours 

I  consecrate  to  thee; 
Whate'er  I  have,  whatever  I  am 
Shall  magnify  my  Maker's  name. 

4  I>ong  as  1  live  beneath, 
To  lUcv  O  let  me  live, 
439 


644,  645    PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS 

To  thee  my  every  breath 

In  thanks  and  blessings  give; 
Me  to  thine  image  now  restore, 
And  I  shall  praise  thee  evermore. 

CAA  P-   M- 

D4  4>       A  Birthday  Himm.     Acts  xxvi.  22L 

1  T  MY  Ebenezer  raise 

■*  To  my  kind  Redeemer's  praise ; 
With  a  grateful  heart  I  own, 
Hitherto  thy  help  I've  known. 

2  W  hat  may  be  my  future  lot, 
Well  I  know  concerns  me  not; 
This  should  set  my  heart  at  rest, 
WTiat  thy  will  ordains  is  best. 

3  I  my  all  to  thee  resign: 
Father,  let  thy  will  be  mine; 
May  but  all  thy  dealings  prove 
Fruits  of  thy  paternal  love. 

■1  Guard  me,  Saviour,  by  thy  pow'r, 
Guard  me  in  the  trying  hour: 
Let  thy  unremitted  care 
Save  me  from  the  lurking  snare. 

5  Let  my  few  remaining  days 
Re  directed  to  thy  praise; 
So  the  last,  the  elosing  scene 
Shall  be  tranquil  and  serene. 

C  To  thy  will  1  leave  the  rest, 
Grant  me  but  this  one  request, 
Both  in  life  and  death  to  prove 
Tokens  of  thy  special  love. 

6.    WEDDING  HYMNS. 

r  a  *  c-  M- 

040./  a  Wedding  Hymn. 

1   QJINCE  Jesus  freely  did  appear, 

^  To  grace  a  marriage  feast, 

O  Lord,  we  ask  thy  presence  here, 

To  make  a  wedding  guest 

4-iO 


AND  CIRCUMSTANCES.  646 

C   t 'poii  the  bridal  pair  look  down, 
Who  now  have  plighted  hands; 
Their  union  with  thy  favour  crown, 
And  bless  their  nuptial  bands. 

3  With  gifts  of  erace  their  hearts  endow, 
'>f  all  rich  dowries  best! 
Their  substance  bless,  and  peace  bestow 
To  sweeten  all  the  pest 

A   In  purest  love  their  souls  unite, 
That  they,  with  Christian  care, 
May  make  domestic  burdens  light, 
By  taking  muiual  share. 

5  True  helpers  may  they  prove  indeed, 

In  prayer,  and  faith,  and  hope; 
And  see  with  joy  a  godly  seed 
To  build  their  household  up. 

6  On  every  soul  assembled  here, 

O  make  thy  face  to  shine; 
Thy  goodness  more  our  hearts  can  cheer 
Than  richest  food  or  wine. 

616.  Marriage. 

1  Vl/TTH  grateful  hearts  and  tuneful  lays, 

*  *    We  bow  befure  th'  Eternal  throne 
And  offer  up  our  humble  praise, 
To  l>im  whose  name  is  God  alone. 

2  On  this  auspicious  eve,  draw  near, 

And  shed  thy  richest  blessings  down; 
Fill  ev'ry  heart  with  love  sincere, 
And  ail  thy  faithful  mercies  crown. 

S  Grant  now  thy  presence,  gracious  Lord, 
And  hearken  to  our  fervent  pray'r; 
The  nuptial  vow  in  heav'n  record, 
And  bless  the  newly  married  pair. 

4  Oh,  guide  them  safe,  this  desert  through, 
Mid  all  the  care9  of  life  and  love: 


647,  648    PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS 

At  len»t&  with  joy  thy  face  to  view, 
In  fairer,  better  worlds  above. 

7.    MEETING  AXD  PARTING  OF  CHRISTIAN  FRIENDS. 

(U7  L   M- 

U-J:/  •  A  Welcome  to  Christian  Fnends — at 

Meeting. 

1  TZ  INDRED  in  Christ,  for  his  dear  sake, 
-**-  A  hearty  welcome  here  receive: 
May  we  together  now  partake 

The  joys  which  only  he  can  give. 

2  To  you  and  us  by  grace  'tis  given 

To  know  the  Saviour's  precious  name; 
And  shortly  we  shall  meet  in  heaven, 
Our  hope,  our  way,  our  end  the  same. 

3  May  he,  by  whose  kind  care  we  meet, 
Send  his  good  Spirit  from  above, 
Make  our  communications  sweet, 
And  cause  our  hearts  to  burn  with  love 

4  Forgotten  be  each  worldly  theme, 
When  Christians  see  each  other  thus; 
We  only  wish  to  speak  of  him; 

Who  liv'd,  and  died,  and  reigns  for  us. 

5  We'll  talk  of  all  he  did,  and  said, 
And  sufter'd  for  us  here  below; 
The  path  he  mark'd  for  us  to  tread, 
And  what  he's  doing  for  us  now. 

6  Thus,  as  the  moments  pass  awayr 
We'll  love,  and  wonder,  and  adore; 
And  hasten  on  the  glorious  day, 
AVhen  sve  shall  meet  to  part  no  more. 

0  4  O .  Visiting  a  Friend. 

1  |3EACE  be  on  this  house  bestow'd,. 
*    Peace  on  all  that  here  reside; 
Let  the  unknown  peace  of  God 

With  the  man  of  peace  abide ! 
442 


ANL    CIRCUMSTANCES  649 

Let  the  Spirit  now  come  down: 

Let  the  blessings  now  take  place 
Son  of  peaee,  receive  thy  crown, 

Fulness  of  the  gospel  grace. 

2  Christ  my  Master,  and  my  Lord, 

Let  me  thy  forerunner  be: 
O  be  mindful  of  thy  word, 

Visit  them,  and  visit  me! 
To  this  house  and  all  herein, 

Now  let  thy  sa1  vation  come ! 
Save  our  souU  from  inbred  sin! 

Make  us  thine  eternal  home ! 

S  Let  us  never,  never  rest 

Till  the  promise  is  fulfilled: 
Till  we  are  of  thee  possessed, 

Pardon'd,  sanctified,  and  seai'd, 
Till  we  all,  in  love  renew*d, 

Find  the  pearl  that  Adam  lost, 
Temples  of  the  living  God, 

Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost! 


649.  s.  m. 

1  \  NT)  let  our  bodies  part, 
■**  To  different  climes  repair; 
Inseparably  join'd  in  heart 

The  friends  of  Jesus  are! 

2  Jesus,  the  corner  stone, 

Did  first  our  hearts  unite ! 
And  still  he  keeps  our  spirits  one, 
Who  walk  with  him  in  white. 

3  O  let  us  stiU  proceed 

In  Jesus'  work  below; 
And  following  our  triumphant  Head, 
To  farther  conquests  go. 

4  The  vineyard  of  the  Lord 

Before  his  lab'rers  lies: 
443 


650  PARTICULAR    OCCASIONS 

And  lo!  we  see  the  vast  reward, 
Which  waits  us  in  the  skies! 

5  O  let  our  hearts  and  mind 

Continually  ascend; 
That  heaven  of  repose  to  find, 
Where  all  our  labours  end! 

6  Where  all  our  toils  are  o'er, 

Our  suff'rings  and  our  pain; 
Who  meet  on  that  eternal  shore 
Shall  never  part  again. 

7  O  happy,  happy  place, 

Where  saints  and  angels  meet; 
There  we  shall  see  each  other's  face, 
And  all  our  brethren  greet. 

8  To  gather  home  his  own, 

God  shall  his  angelj  send, 
And  bid  our  bliss,  on  earth  begun, 
In  deathless  triumphs  end. 

650.  At  parting. 

1  T  ORD,  when  together  here  we  meet, 

-*-*  And  taste  thy  heav'nly  grace; 

Thy  smiles  are  so  divinely  sweet, 

We're  loath  to  leave  the  place. 

2  But,  Father,  since  it  is  thy  will 

That  we  must  part  again; 
Oh,  may  thy  special  presence  still 
With  ev'ry  one  remain. 

3  And  let  us  all  in  Christ  be  one, 

Bound  with  the  cords  of  love; 
Till  we,  before  thy  glorious  throne, 
Shall  joyful  meet  above. 

4  All  sin  and  sorrow  from  each  heart, 

Shall  then  forever  fly; 
Nor  shall  a  thought  that  we  must  part, 
Once  interrupt  our  jtt. 


AND   CIRCUMSTANCES.     651,   65%. 

OOl .  The  same. 

1   Tj^OR  a  season  eall'd  to  part, 

■*-    Let  us  now  ourselves  commend 

To  the  gracious  eye  and  heart 
Of  our  ever-present  Friend. 

&  Jesus,  hear  our  humble  prayer! 
Tender  Shepherd  of  thy  sheep ! 
Let  thy  mercy  and  thy  care 
All  our  souls  in  safety  keep. 

3  In  thy  strength  may  we  be  strong, 
"     Sweeten  every  cross  and  pain: 

Give  us,  if  we  live,  ere  long 
In  thy  peace  to  meet  again. 

X  Then  if  thou  thy  help  afford, 
Ebenezers  shall  be  rear'd; 
And  our  souls  shall  praise  the  l^ord 
Who  our  poor  petitions  heard. 

8.    FOR  THE  YOUNG  AND  THE  OLD. 

rr9  (451.)       C.   M. 

U  U  L .     Adva,7itages  of  religion  in  youth. 

1  TT  APPY  is  he,  whose  early  years 
-"-   Receive  instruction  well; 

Who  hates  the  sinner's  path,  and  feart 
The  road  that  leads  to  hell. 

2  Tis  easier  work,  if  we  begin 

To  serve  the  Lord  betimes; 
While  sinners,  who  grow  old  in  sin, 
Are  harden'd  by  their  crimes. 
S  It  saves  us  from  a  thousand  snares, 
To  mind  religion  young: 
With  joy  it  crowns  succeeding  years, 
And  makes  our  virtue  strong. 

4  To  thee,  almighty  God !  to  thee 

Our  hearts  we  now  resign: 
Twill  please  us,  to  look  back  and  see, 
That  our  whole  lives  were  thine ! 
4*5 


653,   654    PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS 

5  Let  the  sweet  work  of  pray 'r  and  praiso 
Employ  our  daily  breath: 
Thus  we'ie  prepar'd  for  future  days, 
Or  fit  for  early  death. 

firo  (452.)       L.   M. 

ukJiJ.  ji  can  t0  tne  young. 

1  "jV"0^  in  the  heat  of  >'outhfu!  blood, 
"*■  7    Remember  your  Creator,  God: 
Behold,  the  months  come  hast'ning  on, 
When  you  shall  say,  "my  joys  are  gone.' 

2  God  from  on  high  beholds  your  thoughts; 
His  book  records  your  secret  faults:  # 
The  works  of  darkness  men  have  done 
Must  all  appear  before  the  sun. 

3  Behold  the  aged  sinner  goes, 
Laden  with  guilt  and  heavy  woes, 
Down  to  the  regions  of  the  dead, 
With  bitt'rest  curses  on  his  head. 

4  The  dust  returns  to  dust  again; 
The  soul,  in  agonies  of  pain, 
Ascends  to  God,  not  there  to  dwell, 
But  hears  her  doom,  and  sinks  to  hell. 

5  God  of  the  young!  turn  off  their  eyes, 
From  earth's  alluring  vanities; 

And  let  the  warnings  of  thy  word 
Awake  their  souls  to  fear  the  Lord ! 

pr  L.  M. 

OO-l.     Prayer  for  the  children  of  the  Church. 

1  T>EAR  Saviour,  if  these  lambs  should  stray, 
■*-*  From  thy  secure  enclosure's  bound; 
And,  lur'd  by  worldly  joys  away, 

Among  the  thoughtless  crowd  he  found; 

2  Remember  still  that  they  are  thine, 
That  thy  dear  sacred  name  they  bear, 
Think  that  the  seal  of  love  divine, — 
The  sign  of  cov'nant  grace  they  wear. 

3  In  all  their  erring,  sinful  years, 
Oh.  let  them  ne'er  forgotten  bej 

446 


AND   CJRCUMSTAXCKS.      655,  656 

Remember  all  the  prayYs  and  tears, 
Which  made  them  consecrate  to  thee. 

4  Ami  when  these  lips  no  more  can  pray, 
These  eyes  can  wee])  tor  them  no  more, 
Turn  thou  their  feet  from  folly's  way, 
The  wand'rers  to  thy  fold  restore. 

,rr  {133.)       S.   M. 

i),),),    jsv;i  tjfeits  of  neglected  education* 

1  DEHOLD,  O  Israel's  God! 

■■  *   From  thine  exalted  throne, 
And  view  the  dang'rous  state  of  those 
Thou  call'st  to  be  thy  own. 

2  The  children  of  thy  flock, 

By  early  cov'nant  thine, 
See  how  they  pour  their  bleeding  souls 
On  ev'ry  idol's  shrine! 

3  To  indolence  and  pride 

What  piteous  victims  made! 
Crush'd  in  their  parents'  fond  embrace, 
And  by  their  love  betray 'd. 

4  By  pleasure's  polish'd  dart 

What  numbers  here  are  slain! 
What  numbers  there  for  slaughter  b(  vmd 
In  Mammon's  golden  chain! 

5  O  let  thine  arm  awake 

And  dash  the  idols  down: 
()  call  the  captives  of  their  pow'r 
Thy  treasure  and  thy  crown. 

6  Thee  let  the  fathers  own, 

And  thee  the  sons  adore; 
JoinM  to  the  Lord  by  solemn  vows, 
To  be  forgot  no  more! 

arr*  C.     M. 

D  JO.  Old  Age.     Isaiah  xlvi.  4, 

I   "jl/f  Y  flying  years,  time  urges  on; 
-*■"-■■   W'hat's  mortal  must  decay: 
44, 


656  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS 

My  friends — my  youth's  companions  gone, 
Can  I  expect  to  stay? 

2  Can  1  exemption  plead,  when  death 
Projects  his  awful  dart? 
Can  med'cine  then  prolong  my  breath? 
Or  virtue  shield  my  heart ? 

&  Oh!  no — then  smooth,  OLord,  the  hour^ 
On  thee  my  hope  depends: 
Support  me  with  almighty  pow'r, 
While  dust  to  dust  descends. 

4  Then  shall  my  soul,  O  gracious  God! 

f  While  angels  guard  the  way,  J 
With  rapture  haste  to  thine  abode, 
To  dwell  in  endless  day. 

5  Thro'  heaven,  howe'er  remote  the  bou.vi, 

Thy  love  I'll  then  proclaim: 
And  join  the  choir  of  saints  that  sound 
Their  great  Redeemer's  name, 

£>    PAItEXTS  AXD  CHILDREN-. 

pr7  C.    M. 

0  J  /  .  Parents'1  Prayer  for  their  Children.  O 
that  Ishmael  might  live  before  thee. — Gen.  xvii.  If 

1  'j^HUS  did  the  pious  Abrah'm  pray 

-*-     For  his  beloved  son: 
Let  parents  in  the  present  day 
His  language  make  their  own. 

2  Tho'  they  with  God  in  cov'nant  be, 

And  have  their  heav'n  in  view; 
They  are  unhappy  till  they  see 
Their  children  happy  too. 

3  They  warn,  indulge,  correct,  beseech, 

While  tears  in  torrents  flow; 
And  'tis  beyond  the  pow'r  of  spe:ch 
To  tell  the  griefs  they  know. 
448 


AND    CIUCUMSTAN  658 

4  S  •  •  th<  fond  father  clasp  his  child; 

Hark!  how  his  bowels  move: 
«•  Shalt  thou,  my  offspring,  he  exil'd 
From  (iod  my  Father's  love? 

5  Shall  cruel  spirits  drag  thee  down 

To  darkness  and  despair; 
Beneath  th'  Almighty's  angry  frown, 
To  dwell  for  ever  there? 

C  Kind  heaven,  the  dreadful  scene  forbid! 
Look,  down,  dear  Lord,  and  bless; 
I'll  wrestle  hard,  as  Jacob  did — 
May  I  obtain  success!" 

U^O.  Prayer  fur  infants;  or,  Children^  day  by 
day,  given  to  God. 

1  f^  RE  AT  God,  now  condescend 
*~*    To  bless  our  rising  race; 
Soon  may  their  willing  spirits  bend 

To  thy  victorious  grace ! 

2  O  what  a  vast  delight 

Their  happiness  to  see! 
Our  warmest  wishes  all  unite 
To  lead  their  souls  to  thee. 

3  Dear  Lord,  thy  Spirit  pour 

Upon  our  infant  seed; 
O  bring  the  long'd-for  happy  hour 
That  makes  them  fhine  indeed. 

4  May  they  receive  thy  word, 

Confess  the  Saviour's  name; 
Then  follow  their  despised  Lord 
Through  the  baptismal  stream 

5  Thus  let  our  favour 'd  race 

Surround  thy  sacred  board, 
There  to  adore  thy  sovereign  grace, 
And  sing  their  dying  Lord. 

m  2U 


659.660    PARTICULAR  OCT  A  51  ON* 

C^Q  L    M 

VUJ.  p^a-t  ^  rS  parents  fa  jfl^,.  ofipring. 

1   VOW.  IV..:."er\  Son. aid  Holr  Ghost, 
--^    To  whom  ve  for  oar  children  erf! 

The  good  desir'd  and  wanted  most, 

<J_;  :f  :".v  -V.  :i:  -.^;-  r.:;  :>!y : 

C  E-.-.    r  :,  •:  1;-.  ::->.'.:-  rer.:vr. 

Tke  :/.'.:.    :.e~   ::"    -.heir  he.v:-  :-.r.  '.  rr.'ri^: 
Gi"  e  \..-..  v.:  ■■  .-  .  : ...  r:  :rr.  /   :  •■-.-. 

S:    r..lr::.   -a..   -   ~  e  '.-.  C  -  .  .L  -0.    iTVI   k!"  i. 

S  Answer  m  the  end  of  all 

Ota  them  r*d  from  their  tall, 

4  Ur!:e.  1      _     .    been  disjoin'd, 

K-:     .      _  ::v:  " 

Leirr.     -  .  /     .' :. 

5  F-ihv.-.  ice  :]  *  :"..e  ..  th:  iu^ti  zhy  5:n, 

A:.:  ever  :y  r'nv  Sr-:rl~  ^.::  ~e! 
Thy  wisdom  in  their  lives  be  shown, 

Thv   LATlCroI'Zfr^j'i  ivLC    _v::;-.e  .. 


660.  p  >i- 

1  T  AND  ::.v  ;.  •       I,;.rd 
A    Botfirstobedienttothyword 

I  :•;.'-:  r^=.±\i  ^::;,r:   ' 
Uv  ;,.  , 

TW.I  mv  hriver.iv  M.-v.e:k 

Aid  serve      :::>  :.-,::  sir.cere. 

2  I  must  the  >-:■■:  exan'/.e  -.: 

T:  ;.L;se  ::-::::.  :..;•-  jU^ure  wait; 

T:.-:        v        '    ~     i' 

A: -A  - 

The  c-..i;v  ;f  i:vT, 


AND    CIRCUMSTANCES.  661 

Eisy  to  be  entreated,  mild, 
Quickly  appeasM  and  reconcilM, 

A  follVer  of  my  God: 
A  saint  indeed  1  long  to  be, 
And  wish  to  lead  my  family 

In  the  celestial  road. 

i  A  sinner  sav'd  myself  from  sin, 
I  stri%e  my  family  to  win, 

That  they  may  be  forgiven; 
The  children,  Lord,  and  servants  bless, 
And  through  the  paths  of  righteousness 
Conduct  us  all  to  heaven. 

10.    COLLECTIONS. 

rri  L.  M. 

bO  I.  JJbcraHty. 

1  /~|H,  what  stupendous  mercy  shines 
*-J  Around  the  majesty  of  Heaven! 
Rebels  he  deigns  to  call  his  sons, 
Tlteir  souls   renew'd,  their  sins  forgiven. 

2  Go,  imitate  the  grace  divine, — 
The  grace  that  blazes  like  a  sun; 

Hold  forth  your  fair,  though  feeble  light, 
Through  all  your  lives  let  mercy  run! 

3  Upon  your  bounty's  willing  wings 
Swift  let  the  ^i*eat  salvation  fly; 
The  hungry  teed,  the  naked  clothe; 
To  pain  and  sickness  help  apply. 

A  Pity  the  weeping  widow's  wo, 
And  be  her  counsellor  and  stay; 
Adopt  the  fatherless,  and  smooth 
To  useful,  happy  life,  his  way. 

5  Let  age,  with  want  and  weakness  bowrd, 
Your  bowels  of  compassion  move; 
Let  e'en  your  enemies  be  bless'd, — 
Their  hatred  recompens'd  with  love. 
451 


662,  663    PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS 

6  When  all  is  done,  renounce  your  deeds- 
Renounce  self-righteousness  with  scorn : 
Thus  will  you  glorify  your  God, 
And  thus  the  Christian  name  adorn. 

Kfi9  c-  M- 

uu_.    Providing  Bags  that  ivax  not  old. 

Luke  xii.  53. 

1  X7~ES,  there  are  joys  that  cannot  die, 

•*-    With  God  laid  up  in  store; 
Treasure,  heyond  the  changing  sky, 
Brighter  than  golden  ore. 

2  'Vhe  seeds  which  piety  and  love 

Have  scatter'd  here  below, 
In  the  fair,  fertile  fields  above, 
To  ample  harvests  grow. 

3  The  mite  my  willing  hands  can  give, 

At  Jesus5  feet  I  layr 
Grace  shall  the  humble  gift  receive, 
And  grace  at  large  repay. 

DUO.  Liberality.— Hug.  if.  8. 

1  rT"lHE  gold  and  silver  are  the  Lord's 

-*■    And  ev'ry  blessing  earth  affords; 
All  come  from  his  propitious  hand, 
And  must  return  at  his  command. 

2  The  blessings  which  I  now  enjoy, 

1  must  for  Christ  and  souls  employ; 
For  if  I  use  them  as  my  own, 
My  Lord  will  soon  call  in  his  loan. 

5  When  I  to  him  in  want  apply, 
He  never  does  my  suit  deny; 
And  shall  I  tlien  refuse  to  give, 
Since  I  so  much  from  him  receive? 

4  Shall  Jesus  leave  the  realms  of  day 
And  clothe  himself  in  humble  clay? 
Shall  he  become  despis'd  and  poor, 
To  make  me  rich  for  ever  more? 


AND    CIRCUMSTANCES       664,  663 

5  Anil  shall  I  wickedly  withhold 
To  give  my  silver  or  my  gold? 
To  aid  a  cause  ray  soul  approves, 
And  save  the  sinners  Jesus  loves? 

6  Expand  my  heart — incline  me,  Lord, 
To  <^i vo  the  whole  I  can  afford; 
That  what  thv  Bounty  rendered  mine, 
I  may  with  cneerful  "hands  resign. 

..,.  .  (131.)       L.   M. 

DO  1.  Imitation  of  Christ  in  doing-  good. 

1  IV1IKX  Jesus  dwelt  in  mortal  clay, 

**    What  were  his  works  from  day  to  day, 
But  miracles  of  pow'r  and  grace 
Which  spread  salvation  thro'  our  race. 

l2  Teach  us,  O  Lord!  to  keep  in  view 
Thy  pattern,  and  thy  steps  pursue: 

Let  alms  bestow'd,  let  kindness  done, 
Be  witness'd  by  each  rolling  sun. 

5  That  man  may  last,  but  never  lives, 
Who  much  receives,  but  nothing  gives; 
\\  horn  none  can  love,  whom  none  can  thank, 
Creation's  blot,  creation's  blank. 

4  But  he,  who  marks  from  day  to  day 
In  gen'rous  acts  his  radiant  way, 
Treads  the  same  path  the  Saviour  trod, 
The  path  to  glory  and  to  God. 

^nr  C.   M. 

UU.J.  Relieving  Chnst  in  his  .Member*. 
Matt.  xxv.  40. 

1  TESUS,  my  Lord,  how  rich  thy  grace! 
**  Thy  bounties  how  complete ! 

How  shall  I  count  the  matchless  sum? 
How  pay  the  mighty  debt' 

2  High  on  a  throne  of  radiant  light 

Dost  thou  exalted  shine  j 
153 


666  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS 

What  can  my  poverty  bestow, 
When  all  the  worlds  are  thine? 

3  But  thou  hast  brethren  here  below, 

The  partners  of  thy  grace; 
And  wilt  confess  their  humble  names 
.Before  thy  Father's  face. 

4  In  them  thou  may'st  be  cloth'd  and  fed, 

And  visited  and  cheer'd; 
And  in  their  accents  of  distress, 
My  Saviour's  voice  is  heard. 

5  Thy  face,  with  rev'rence  and  with  love,. 

We  in  thy  poor  would  see; 
O  let  us  rather  beg  our  bread 
Than  keep  it  back  from  thee. 

11.    SUXDAY  SCHOOLS. 

c*  c  ct  ^'  -^*# 

ODD.   The  Importance  of  Educating  youth, 

1  T>LEST  is  the  man  whose  heart  expandi 
-*-*  At  melting  pity's  call, 

And  the  rich  blessings  of  whose  hands 
Like  heavenly  manna  fall. 

2  Mercy,  descending  from  above, 

In  softest  accents  pleads; 
O !  may  each  tender  bosom  move 
When  mercy  intercedes. 

3  Be  ours  the  bliss  in  wisdom's  way 

To  guide  untutor'd  youth, 
And  lead  the  mind  that  went  astray 
To  virtue  and  to  truth; 

4  Children  our  kind  protection  claim, 

And  God  will  well  approve, 
When  infants  learn  to  lisp  his  name, 
And  their  Creator  love. 

5  Delightful  work!  young  souls  to  win, 

And  turn  the  rising  race 
454 


ASVD   CIRCUMSTANCES        667,  668 

From  tlie  deceitful  paths  of  sin. 
To  seek  redeeming  grace. 
C  Almighty  God!  thy  influence  shed 
To  aid  this  good  design: 
The  honours  of  thy  name  he  spread, 
And  All  the  glory  thine. 
rr-,  L.  M. 

OO/.  The  farm. 

Congregation. 

1  TVrOW  let  eur  hearts  conspire  to  raise 
-*-^    A  cheerful  anthem  to  thy  praise: 
Let  music,  sweet  as  incense,  rise 
With  grate tul  odours  to  the  skies. 

Children. 

2  Teach  us  to  bow  before  thy  faccy 
Nor  let  our  hearts  forget  thy  grace; 
When  lost  in  ignorance  we  lay, 

Thy  goodness  snatch'd  our  souls  away 

Congregation. 
S  O  what  a  num'rous  i^e  we  see, 
In  ignorance  and  misery: 
Shall  they  continue  still  to  lie 
In  ignorance  and  misery? 

Children. 

4  Give,  Lord,  each  liberal  soul  to  prove 
The  joys  of  thine  exhaustless  love; 
May  we  the  sacred  scriptures  know, 
And  like  tlie  blessed  Jesus  grow. 

Congregation. 

5  We  f^el  a  sympathizing  heart; 
Lord,  'tis  a  pleasure  to  impart, 
Hear  thou  our  cry,  and  pitying  see, 
O  let  these  children  live  to*  thee. 

668.  Sunday  School. 

Congregation. 
1   #^J.REAT  God,  accept  our  songs  ot  piaise. 
"  "Which  we  would  to  thy  honour  l-aisei 
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669      PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS 

Bless  our  attempts  to  spread  abroad 
The  knowledge  of  our  Saviour  God. 
Children. 

2  Next  to  our  God,  our  thanks  are  due 
To  those  who  did  compassion  show, 
In  kindly  pointing  out  the  road, 
That  leads  to  Christ,  the  way  to  God. 

Congregation. 

3  We  claim  no  merit  of  our  own; 
Great  God,  the  work  is  thine  alone! 
Thou  didst  at  first  our  hearts  incline 
To  carry  on  this  great  design. 

Children. 

4  Now  we  are  taught  to  read  and  pray, 
To  hear  God's  word,  to  keep  his  day; 
Lord,  here  accept  the  thanks  we  bring- 
Our  infant  tongues  thy  praise  would  sing 

Congregation. 

5  With  those  dear  children,  we'll  unite; 
Their  songs  inspire  us  with  delight; 
Lord,  while  on  earth  we  sing  thy  love, 
May  angels  join  the  notes  above. 

Children. 

6  Great  God,  our  benefactors  bless, 

Congregation. 
And  crown  thy  work  with  great  success; 

Both. 
O  may  we  meet  around  thy  throne, 
To  sing  thy  praise  in  strains  unknown. 

669.  Sunday' School. 

Congregation. 
1   f\  WHAT  a  pleasure  'tis  to  see 
"  Christians  in  harmony  agree, 
To  teach  the  rising  race  to  know 
They're  born  in  sin,  expos'd  towol 
•  456 


AND   CIRCUMSTANCES.  670 

Cliildren. 
O  what  a  privilege  is  this, 
That  we  obtain  so  rich  a  grace! 
We're  taught  the  path  to  endless  day-** 
We're  taught  to  read,  to  sing,  and  pray. 

Chorus. 
To  God  let  highest  praise  be  giv'n; 
Hark!  how  the  echo  sounds  from  heaven 
Come,  let  us  with  the  angels  join- 
Glory  to  God,  good  will  to  men. 

Congregation. 

3  Lord,  thou  hast  said,  in  sacred  page, 
That  children  are  thy  heritage: 
Accept  them,  bless  them  with  thy  grace, 
Till  they  above  behold  thy  faca. 

ChiUlren. 

4  Let  blessings  in  abundance  flow 
On  all  around  us  here  below; 
May  we  our  benefactors  meet, 
Around  Jehovah's  blissful  seat, 

Chonis. 
To  God,  let  highest  praise  be  giv'n, 
Jiark!  how,  &c. 

670.  Sunday  School 

Boys. 
1  pjNCE  more  we  keep  the  sacred  day 
^^  That  saw  the  Saviour  rise; 
Once  more  vc  tune  our  infant  song 
T#  him  that  rules  the  skies. 

Girls. 
8  What  numbers  vainly  spend  these  hours, 
That  are  to  Jesus  due ! 
Children  and  parents,  how  they  live! 
And  how  they  perish  too! 

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671  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS 

Boys. 

3  But  we,  a  happier  few,  are  taught 

The  ways  of  heavenly  truth; 
We  hail  once  more  the  plan  of  love 
That  pities  wund'ring  youth. 

Girls. 

4  Our  foolish  hearts  are  prone  to  err; 

Too  oft  we  find  it  so; 
O  may  the  God  of  grace  forgive, 
And  better  hearts  bestow. 

Boys. 

5  Teach  us  the  way,  while  here  we  learn 

To  read  thy  holy  word; 
Bless  all  the  kind  instructions  giv'n, 
And  make  us  thine,  O  Lord. 
Both. 

6  Praise  to  our  God,  and  thanks  to  those 

Who  thus  our  souls  befriend; 

While  the  rich  benefit  we  reap, 

On  them  thy  blessing  send. 

C~A  S.  M. 

0  /  J  .  Sunday  School. 

Boys. 

1  T  ORD,  in  the  days  of  youth 
-"-*   May  we  in  grace  improve; 

And  learn  the  word  of  sacred  truth, 
The  Saviour's  dying  love! 
Girl*. 

2  Our  moments  haste  away, 
"With  ev'ry  heaving  breath; 

And  swiftly  hastens  on  the  day, 
When  we  must  sink  in  death. 
Boys. 

3  While  some  are  never  taught 
The  way  of  God  with  care; 

We  bless  the  Lord  that  we  are  brought 
To  this  thine  house  of  pray'r. 
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AND    CIRCUMSTANCES.  672 

Girls. 

4  Lord  give  us  ears  to  hear, 
And  hearts  to  understand; 

In  trouble  may  Ave  find  thee  near— 
A  Saviour  close  at  hand! 
Boys. 
*       Through  life's  dark  ru^ed  road, 
Thus  far  weVe  kept  by  thee: 
May  heaven  at  last  be  our  abode, 
Thy  gloiy  there  to  see. 
Girls. 

5  Blest  be  our  God,  who  lives, 
And  reigns  with  boundless  sway; 

Richly  our  benefactor  gives: 
We'll  praise  him  all  the  day. 
Both. 
7      Beyond  the  azure  sky, 

We'll  praise  thee  more  and  more; 
And  through  a  long  eternity, 
A  God  in  Christ  adore. 

12.    SICKNESS  AXD  RECOVERY. 

*•  *"  Hope  in  Sickness. 

1  T  ORD!  I  am  pain'd;  but  1  resign 
*-*   My  body  to  thy  will; 

*Tis  grace,  'tis  wisdom  all  divine 
Appoints  the  pains  I  feel. 

2  Dark  are  the  ways  of  providence, 

When  those  who  love  thee  groan: 
Thy  reasons  lie  conceal'd  from  sense, 
Mysterious  and  unknown. 

3  Yet  nature  may  have  leave  to  speak, 

And  plead  before  her  God, 
Lest  the  o'erburden'd  heart  should  break 
Beneath  their  heavy  rod. 

K  The  mournful  groans  and  flowing  tears, 
Gi\e  my  poor  spirit  ease; 
"  459 


673,  674  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS 

While  every  groan  my  Father  hears; 
And  every  tear  he  sees. 

$  Is  not  some  smiling  hour  at  hand, 
With  peace  upon  its  wings! 
Give  it,  O  God!  thy  swift  command, 
With  all  the  joys  it  brings! 

r*  -*  n  I^i.    M. 

D  /  o.  jjje  an(i  J)eath  in  trie  Hands  of  God* 
I  Sam.  ii.  6.  Job.  xiv.  5,  6.    Ps.  xc.  3.  Rev.  i. 

1  T17HEN  mortal  man  resigns  his  breath, 

•  "    'Tis  God  directs  the  shafts  of  death, 
Casual  howe'er  the  stroke  appear, 
lie  sends  the  fatal  messenger: 

2  The  keys  are  in  that  hand  divine; 
That  hand  must  first  the  warrant  sign, 
And  arm  the  death,  and  wing  the  dart, 
Which  speeds  his  message  to  our  heart, 

.S  Who  first  inspir'dthe  breath  of  lives, 
The  living  kills,  the  dead  revives, 
Brings  to  the  margin  of  the  grave, 
And  shows  us  thence  his  power  to  save: 

4  From  hence  if  thou  my  body  raise, 
I'll  publish  my  Restorer's  praise, 
My  life  at  thy  dear  hands  receive, 
And  only  for  thy  glory  live. 

r-,,  C.  M. 

t>  /  4.  Sick  bed  Devotion;  or,  pleading  wiihoitf 
repining. 

1  pi  OD  of  my  life,  look  gently  down, 
"  Behold  the  pains  I  feel; 

But  I  am  dumb  before  thy  throne, 
Nor  dare  dispute  thy  will. 

2  Diseases  are  thy  servants,  ],©rd, 

They  come  at  thy  command; 
l'll  not  attempt  a  murmuring  word 
Agrinst  thy  chastening  hand. 
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AND    CIRCUMSTANCES.  6?5 

S  Yet  I  may  plead  with  humble  cries, 
Remove  thy  sharp  rebukes; 
My  strength  consumes,  my  spirit  dies 
Through  thy  repeated  strokes. 

4  Crush 'd  as  a  moth  beneath  thy  hand, 

We  moulder  to  the  dust; 
Our  feeble  powers  can  ne'er  withstand, 
And  all  our  beauty's  lost. 

i  I'm  but  a  sojourner  below, 
A-.  all  my  fathers  were, 
May  1  l)t-  well  prepar'd  to  go 
When  I  the  summons  hear. 

C  But  if  my  life  be  spar'd  a  while 
Before  my  hist  remove, 
Thy  praise  shall  be  my  business  still, 
And  I'll  declare  thy  love. 

C1r  S.     M. 

0  /  J.  Sick  bed  rejlectiojis. 

1  T  UST  o'er  the  grave  I  hung — 
*^   \o  pardon  met  my  eyes, 

As  blessings  never  greet  the  slain, 
And  hope  sball  never  rise. 

1       Sweet  mercy  to  my  soul 
Reveal'd  no  charming  ray; 
Before  me  rose  a  long — dark  night, 
With  no  succeeding  day. 

5  Then — Oh,  how  vain  appear'd 
The  joys  beneath  the  sky! 

Like  visions  past — like  flovv'rs  that  blow 
When  wint Yy  storms  are  nigh. 

4       How  mourn'd  my  sinking  soul 
The  Sab  bath 'a  hours  divine, 
The  day  of  grace,  that  precious  day, 
Consum'd  in  sense  and  sin, 

t       The  work — the  mighty  work 
Of  life,  so  long  delay 'd— 
461 


676,  677  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS 

Repentance  yet  to  be  begun 
Upon  a  dying  bed 

676.  c.  m. 

1  "TMS  hard,  from  those  we  love,  to  go^ 

-*-   Who  weep  beside  our  bed, 
Whose  tears  bedew  our  burning  brow, 
Whose  arm  supports  our  head: 

2  When  fading  from  the  dizzy  view, 

I  sought  their  forms  in  vain; 
The  bitterness  of  death  I  knew, 
And  groan'd  to  live  again. 

3  Tis  dreadful  when  th'  accuser's  po"v#*P 

Assails  the  sinking  heart, 

Recalling  ev'ry  wasted  hour, 

And  each  unworthy  part. 

4  Yet,  Jesus,  in  that  mortal  fray, 

Thy  blessed  comfort  stole, 
Like  sunshine  in  an  autumn  day, 
Across  my  darken'd  soul. 

5  "When  soon,  or  late,  this  feeble  bres*: 

No  more  to  thee  can  pray, 
Support  me  thro'  the  vale  of  death, 
And  in  the  darksome  way. 

6  When  cloth'd  in  fleshly  weeds  again 

I  wait  thy  dread  decree; 
Judge  of  the  world,  remember  then 
That  thou  hast  died  for  me. 


£7-  (437.)       C.  M. 

0  i  I  •  God  our  help  in  trouble. 

1  TV/I" Y  soul,  the  awful  hour  will  come, 
-"■*■  Apace  it  passeth  on, 

To  bear  this  body  to  the  tomb, 
And  thee  to  scenes  unknown* 
46? 


AND    CIRCUMSTANCES.  678 

2  My  heart,  long  Lab'ring  with  its  woes, 

Shall  pant  and  sink  away; 
And  you,  my  eye-lias,  soon  shall  close 
On  the  last  glimm'ring  ray. 

3  Whence  in  that  hour  snail  I  receive 

A  cordial  for  my  pain, 
When,  if  earth's  monarchs  were  my  friends, 
Those  friends  would  weep  in  vain? 

4  Great  King  of  nature  and  of  grace! 

To  thee  my  spirit  flies, 
And  opens  all  its  deep  distress 
Before  thy  pitying  eyes. 

5  All  its  desires  to  thee  are  known, 

And  ev'ry  secret  fear; 
The  meaning  of  each  broken  groan 
Well  notie'd  by  thine  ear. 

6  O  fix  me  by  that  mighty  pow'r, 

Which  to  such  love  belongs, 
Where  darkness  veils  the  eyes  no  more, 
And  groans  are  chang'd  to  songs. 

D  /  O.         Qn  recovering  from  disease. 
1    TJOW  vast,  is  the  tribute  I  owe 

-"-  Of  gratitude,  homage,  and  praise 

To  the  giver  of  all  I  possess, 

The  life  and  the  length  of  my  days! 

S  When  the  sorrows  I  boded  were  come, 
1  pour'd  out  my  sighs  and  my  tears; 
And  to  him,  who  alone  can  relieve, 

My  soul  breath'd  her  vows  and  her  pray'rs. 

£  When  my  heart   throbb'd  with  pain  and  alarm, 
When  paleness  my  cheek  overspread, 
When  sickness  pervaded  my  frame; — 
Then  my  soul  on  my  Maker  was  staid* 

4  When  death's  awful  image  was  nigh, 
And  no  mortal  was  able  to  save; 


679  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS 

Thou  didst  brighten  the  valley  of  death, 
And  illumine  the  gloom  of  the  grave. 

5  In  mercy  thy  presence  dispels 

The  shades  of  calamity's  night, 
And  turns  the  sad  scene  of  despair 
To  a  morning  of  joy  and  delight. 

6  Great  source  of  my  comforts  restor'd ! 

Thou  healer  and  balm  of  my  woes ! 
Thou  hope  and  desire  of  my  soul ! 
On  thy  mercy  Til  ever  repose. 

7  How  boundless  the  gratitude  due 

To  thee,  O  thou  God  of  my  praise! 
The  fountain  of  all  I  possess, 

The  life  and  the  light  of  my  days ! 

ft  70  J;439')       K  M' 

U  '  J.  The  frailty  of  man, 

1  X^IRM  was  my  health,  my  day  was  bright, 
■*■  And  I  presum'd  'twould  ne'er  be  night; 
Fondly  I  said  within  my  heart, 

Pleasure  and  peace  shall  ne'er  depart. 

2  But  I  forgot  thine  arm  was  strong, 
Which  made  my  mountain  stand  so  long; 
And  when  thy  face  was  turn'd  aside, 
My  health  was  gone,  my  comforts  died. 

3  Hear  me,  O  God  of  grace!  I  said, 
And  raise  me  from  among  the  dead: 
Thy  word  rebuk'd  the  pains  I  felt; 
Thy  pard'ning  love  remov'd  my  guilt. 

4  I  will  extol  thee,  Lord,  on  high' 
At  thy  command  diseases  fly: 
Who  but  a  God  can  speak  and  save 
From  the  dark  borders  of  the  grave? 

5  Thine  anger  but  a  moment  stays; 
Thy  love  is  life  and  length  of  days: 

464 


AND   CIRCUMSTANCES.       680,  681 

Though  grief  and  tears  the  night  employ, 
The  morning-star  restores  the  joy. 

ran  C440)     c-  M- 

UoU.   q0(j  ddlivereth  /us  saints  from  affliction. 

1  T  LOVE  the  Lord;  he  heard  my  cries, 
■*■  And  pity'd  ev'ry  groan: 

Long  as  I  live,  when  troubles  rise, 
I'll  hasten  to  his  throne. 

2  I  love  the  Lord;  he  bow'd  his  ear, 

And  chasM  my  griefs  away: 

O  let  my  heart  no  more  despair, 

While  1  have  breath  to  pray! 

3  Among  the  saints  that  fill  thine  house, 

My  oflf'ring  shall  be  paid; 
There  shall  my  zeal  perform  the  vows 
My  soul  in  anguish  made. 

i  The  I/ord  beheld  me  sore  distrest; 
He  bade  my  pains  remove: 
tteturn,  my  soul,  to  God,  thy  rest; 
For  thou  hast  known  his  love. 

681.  John  \x.'35. 

1  T  IFT  up  your  eyes,  ye  sons  of  light, 
-*-J   Behold  the  fields  already  white! 
The  glorious  harvest  now  is  come; 
See  ransom'd  sinners  flocking  home. 

2  Mov'd  by  the  Spirit's  softest  wind, 
Their  hearts  are  all  as  one  inclin'd; 
Their  former  sins  and  follies  mourn; 
They  bow,  and  to  their  God  return. 

3  Improve  the  harvest  fleeting  fast, 
Ere  yet  the  shining  season  past, 
When  all  the  work  of  life  shall  end, 
The  last — the  long  dark  night  descend. 

465 


682,  683    PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS 

aoiy  C.  M. 

u  °  —  •  Sichiess  and  Recovery. 

1  ]\JY  God,  thy  service  -well  demands 
ll-L  ^he  remnant  of  my  days; 

Why  was  this  fleeting  breath  renew'd, 
But  to  renew  thy  praise5 

2  Thine  arms  of  everlasting  love 

Did  this  weak  frame  sustain; 
When  life  was  hov'ring  o'er  the  grave, 
And  nature  sunk  with  pain. 

3  Thou,  when  the  pains  of  death  were  felt, 

Didst  chase  the  fears  of  hell; 
And  teach  my  pale  and  quiv'ring  lips 
Thy  matchless  grace  to  tell. 

4  Calmly  I  how'd  my  fainting  head 

On  thy  dear  faithful  breast; 
Pleas'd  to  obey  my  Father's  call 
To  his  eternal  rest 

5  Into  thy  hands,  my  Saviour  God, 

Did  I  my  soul  resign. 
In  firm  dependence  on  that  truth, 
Which  made  salvation  mine. 

6  Back  from  the  borders  of  the  grave, 

At  thy  command  I  come: 
Nor  will  I  urge  a  speedier  flight, 
To  my  celestial  home. 

Do«5.  Affliction,  or  .Meditation  on  God's  Love. 
Ps.  civ.  34. 

1  "1T7TIEX  languor  and  disease  invade 

*  •     This  trembling  house  of  clay, 
'Tis  sweet  to  look  beyond  my  pains, 
And  long  to  fly  away. 

2  Sweet  to  look  inward,  and  attend 

The  whispers  of  his  love; 
Sweet  to  look  upward  to  the  place 
Where  Jesus  pleads  above. 
466 


AND    CIRCUMSTANCES.  684 

3  Sweet  to  look  back,  and  see  ray  name 

In  life's  fair  book  set  down; 
Sweet  to  look  forward  and  behold 
Eternal  joys  my  own. 

4  Sweet  to  reflect  how  grace  divine 

My  sins  on  Jesus  laid; 
Sweet  to  remember  that  his  blood 
My  debt  of  sufPring  paid. 

5  Sweet  in  his  righteousness  to  stand, 

Which  saves  from  second  death; 
Sweet  to  experience,  day  by  day, 
His  spirit's  quick'ning  breath. 

C  If  such  the  sweetness  of  the  streams, 
What  must  the  fountain  be, 
Where  saints    and    angels    draw  their  bliss 
Immediately  from  thee ! 

U04:.     Sxveet  Affliction.— A  Song  in  a  Storm. 
1    TX  the  floods  of  tribulation, 

-*■  While  the  billows  o'er  me  roll, 

Jesus  whispers  consolation, 

And  supports  my  fainting  soul: 

Hallelujah,  Hallelujah, 

Hallelujah,  Praise  the  Lord. 

S  Thus  the  lion  yields  me  honey, 

From  the  eater  food  is  given, 
Strengthen'd  thus  1  still  press  forward, 

Singing  as  I  wade  to  heaven,— 
Sweet  affliction,  sweet  affliction, 
And  my  sins  are  all  forgiv'n. 

3  Floods  of  tribulation  heighten, 
Billows  still  around  me  roar, 
Those  that  know  not  Christ — ye  frighten 

But  my  soul  defies  your  power: 
Hallelujah,  &c. 
467 


685  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS 

4  In  the  sacred  page  recorded 

Thus  his  word  securely  stands; 
*  Fear  not,  I'm  in  trouble  near  thee, 

Xaught  shall  pluck  you  from  my  handix 
Sweet  affliction,  sweet  affliction, 
Every  word  my  love  demands. 

5  All  T  meet  I  find  assists  me 

In  my  path  to  heavenly  joy, 
Where,  though  trials  now  attend  mer 

Trials  never  more  annoy: 
Hallelujah,  kc. 

6  Bless'd  there  with  a  weight  of  glory, 

Still  the  path  I'll  ne'er  forget, 
But,  exulting,  cry,  it  led  me 

To  my  blessed  Saviour's  seat — 
Sweet  affliction,  sweet  affliction, 
^liich  has  brought  to  Jesus'  feet, 

13.    PUBLIC  ASH  NATIONAL  BLESSINGS  AJXB 
AFFLICTIONS. 

£P*  (4l2-)         L'    M* 

VOU.  Than  ksgivmg. 

1  "DRAISE,  happy  land!  Jehovah's  name; 
•■-     His  goodness,  and  thy  bliss  proclaim: 
For  thee  each  blessing  largely  flows, 
That  freedom's  lib'ral  hand  bestows. 

2  Thy  children  are  secure  and  blest; 
Thy  shores  have  peace,  thy  cities  rest; 
Hefeeds  thy  sons  with  finest  wheat, 
And  adds  his  blessing  tc  their  meat, 

3  Thy  changing  seasons  he  ordains, 
Thine  early  and  thy  latter  rains; 

His  flakes  of  snow  like  wool  he  sends, 
And  well  the  springing  corn  defends. 

4  But  he  hath  nobler  works  and  ways, 
To  call  his  people  to  his  praise: 
To  all  our  land  his  laws  are  shown; 
Jlis  gospel's  through  the  nation  known. 

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AND    CIRCUMSTANCES.       686,  687 

rRr  (414,)       C.   M. 

UoO.        National  security  from  God. 
I   TX  vain  opposing  nations  rage, 

-*■    It'  God  v.  ith  us  abide: 

One  word  of  his  dissolves  their  stiength, 
And  humbles  all  their  pride. 

8  His  wisdom  sees  correction  meet; 
He  gives  the  dread  command, 
And  war  its  desolation  spreads 
Through  every  trembling  land. 

3  I  Irs  purpose  wrought,  again  he  speaks, 
And  desolations  a 
War's  loud  alarms  are  heard  no  more, 
And  all  the  world  is  peace. 

<»  Mortals,  adore  his  sovereign  pow'r, 
Nor  dare  provoke  his  rod: 
Through  al4  your  various  tribes  be  still, 
And  know  that  he  is  God. 

0  o  /  .  Jn  time  of -war. 

1  #~1  OD,  to  correct  the  world, 
"  In  wrath  is  slow  to  rise; 

But  comes  at  length,  in  thunder  clotlfd, 
And  darkness  veils  the  skies. 

2  His  banners,  lifted  high, 

The  nations'  God  declare, 
And,  stain'd  with  blood,  with  terrors  mark'd, 
Spread  wonder  and  despair. 

3  All  earthly  pomp  and  pride 

Are  in  his  presence  lost; 
Empires  o'erturn'd,  thrones,  sceptres,  crowns, 
In  wild  confusion  tost. 

I  While  war  and  wo  prevail, 

And  desolation  wide; 
In  God,  the  sov'reign  Lord  of  all, 
The  righteous  still  confide. 
469 


688  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS 

5  Mysterious  is  the  course 

Of  his  tremendous  way: 
His  path  is  in  the  trackless  winds, 
And  in  the  foaming  sea. 

6  Yet,  though  now  wrapt  in  clouds, 

And  from  our  view  conceaTd 
The  righteous  Judge  will  soon  appear, 
In  majesty  re  veal  'd! 

7  He'll  curb  the  lawless  pow'r, 

The  deadly  wrath  of  man; 
And  all  the  windings  will  unfold 
Of  his  own  gracious  plan. 

8  The  sons  of  tyranny 

In  ruin  shall  be  hurl'd; 
And  light,  and  liberty,  and  bliss, 
Embrace  the  new-born  world. 

688.         jn  Time  of  War.     Ps.  xlvi. 

1  C\^  Thee,  great  Ruler  of  the  skies, 
^   On  thee  our  steadfast  hope  relies; 
"When  hostile  powers  against  us  join, 
What  aid  so  present,  Lord,  as  thine? 

2  By  thee  secur'd,  no  fears  we  own, 
Though  earth,  convuls'd,  beneath  us  groan, 
Though  tempests  o'er  her  surface  sweep, 
And  whirl  her  hills  into  the  deep; — 

3  Though,  arm'd  with  rage,  before  our  eyes 
That  deep  in  all  its  horrors  rise, 
While,  as  the  tumult  spreads  around, 
The  mountains  tremble  at  the  sound. 

4  Behold  fair  Siotfs  blest  retreat, 
Where  God  has  nxt  his  awful  seat; 
Whose  walls  to  heaven's  almighty  Lord 
His  chosen  residence  afford. 

5  God,  ever  watchful,  ever  nigh, 
Bids  storms  around  her  harmless  fly; 

470 


asd  circumstances.  689,  690 

His  early  car*  each  foe  withstands, 
And  backward  turns  the  yielding  bands. 

ran  L  M 

UO  J.  Prayer  for  Peace. 

1  xyHILE  Justice  waves  her  vengeful  hand 

*  *     Tremendous  o'er  a  guilty  land, 
Almighty  God,  thy  awful  pow'r 
With  fear  and  trembling  we  adore. 

2  Where  shall  we  fly  but  to  thy  feet?  < 
Our  only  refuge  is  thy  seat; 

Thy  seat  where  potent  mercy  pleads, 
And  holds  thy  thunder  from  our  heads. 

3  While  peace  and  plenty  blest  our  days, 
Where  was  the  tribute  of  our  praise? 
Ungrateful  race!  how  have  we  spent 
The  blessings  which  thy  goodness  lent! 

4  Look  down,  O  Lord,  with  pitting  eye; 
Though  loud  our  crimes  for  vengeance  crff 
Let  mercy's  louder  voice  prevail, 

Nor  thy  long-suffering  patience  fail. 

'  5  EncouragM  by  thy  sacred  word, 

May  we  not  plead  thy  promise,  Lord; 
That  when  an  humble  nation  mourns, 
Thy  rising  wrath  to  pity  turns  * 

5  O  let  thy  sov;reign  grace  impart 
Contrition  to  each  rocky  heart; 
And  bid  sincere  repentance  flow, 
In  general,  undissembled  wo. 

7  Fair  smiling  peace  again  restore-, 
With  plenty  bless  the  pining  poor: 
And  may  a  happy,  thankful  land, 
Obedient  own  thy  guardian  hand. 

OJJ.  pra yerjQT  peace.—  Amos  iii.  1—6. 
t  TITHILE  o'er  our  guilty  land,  O  Lord, 
"  "    We  view  the  terrors  of  thy  sword, 
471  30 


691  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS 

O  whither  shall  the  helpless  fly } 
To  whom  but  thee  direct  their  cry* 

2  The  helpless  sinner's  cries  and  tears 
Are  grown  familiar  to  thine  ears: 
Oft  has  thy  mercy  sent  relief. 
When  all  was  fear  and  hopeless  grief, 

3  On  thee  our  guardian  God  we  call — 
Before  thy  throne  of  grace  we  fall; 
And  is  there  no  deliverance  there? 
And  must  we  perish  in  despair.' 

4  See,  we  repent,  we  weep,  we  mourn— 
To  our  forsaken  God  we  turn ! 

O  spare  our  guilty  country — spare 

The  church  which  thou  hast  planted  here 

5  We  plead  thy  grace,  indulgent  God; 
We  plead  thy  Son's  atoning  blood; 
We  plead  thy  gracious  promises. — 
And  are  they  unavailing  pleas? 

6  These  pleas,  presented  at  thy  throne, 
Have  brought  ten  thousand  blessings dowiv, 
On  guilty  lands  in  helpless  wo. 

Let  them  prevail  to  save  us  too. 

69 1 .  for  a  pnb!ic  Fast. 

1  QEE,  gracious  God  before  thy  tlirone^ 
^  Thy  mourning  people  bend! 

Tis  on  thy  sovereign  grace  alone 
Our  humble  hopes  depend. 

2  Tremendous  judgments  from  thy  hand 

Thy  dreadful  power  display; 
Yet  mercy  spares  this  guilty  land, 
And  still  we  live  to  pray. 

$  Great  God,  and  is  Columbia  spar'd, 
Ungrateful  as  we  are ! 
O  make  thy  awfal  warnings  heard, 
While  mercy  cries,  'Forbear.* 

472 


A\D  CIRCUMSTANCES.  69£ 

4  What  land  so  EarotarM  of  the  skies, 

\-  these  apostate  States! 
Our  num'rous  crimes  increasing  rise, 
Yet  still  thy  vengeance  waits. 

•*  [low changed,  alas!  are  truths  divine 
for  error,  guilt,  and  shame! 
What  impious  numbers,  hold  in  sin, 
Disgrace  the  Christian's  name! 

5  Regardless  of  thy  smile  or  frown, 

Th  ir  pleasures  they  require; 

sink,  with  gay  indifference  down 
To  everlasting  fire. 

7  ()  turn  us,  turn  us,  mighty  Lord, 

By  thy  unbounded  grace; 

Then  shall  our  hearts  obey  thy  word, 
And  humbly  seek  thy  face. 

8  Then  should  insulting  foes  invade, 

We  shall  BOt  -ink  in  fear; 
Secure  of  never-failing  aid, 

W  God,  our  God  is  near. 

|v^«  Confession  and  Prayer. 

1  C\\i  may  the  power  which  melts  the  rock 
^    He  felt  by  all  assembled  here! 

Or  else  our  service  will  but  mock 
The  God  whom  we  profess  to  fear! 

2  Lord,  while  thy  judgments  shake  the  land 

Thy  people's  eyes  are  nx'd  on  thee! 
'We  own  thy  just  uplifted  hand, 

Which  thousands  cannot,  will  not  see. 

S  How  long  hast  thou  bestowM  thy  care 
On  this  indulg'd,  ungrateful  spot; 
While  other  nations  far  and  near, 
Have  envy'd  and  admir'd  our  lot. 

4  Here  peace  and  liberty  have  dwelt, 
The  glorious  gospel  brightlv  shone; 
47*  :2  T 


693  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS 

And  oft  our  enemies  have  felt 

That  God  has  made  our  cause  his  own. 

5  But  ah!  hoth  heaven  and  earth  have  heard 

Our  vile  requital  of  his  love! 
We,  whom  like  children  he  has  rear'd, 
Rebels  against  his  goodness  prove. 

6  His  grace  despis'd,  his  pow'r  defy'd, 

And  legions  of  the  blackest  crimes, 
Profaneness,  riot,  lust,  and  pride, 

Are  signs  that  mark  the  present  times. 

7  The  Lord  displeas'd  has  rais'dhis  rod; 

Ah,  where  are  now  the  faithful  few 
Who  tremble  for  the  ark  of  God, 
And  know  what  Israel  ought  to  do? 

8  Lord,  hear  thy  people  every  where, 

Who  meet  to  mourn,  confess  and  pray; 
The  nation  and  thy  churches  spare, 
And  let  thy  wrath  be  turn'd  away. 

nQ~  (427.)       P.   M. 

D  JJ.         Praise  for  deliverance  and  peace* 

1  T3EACE!  the  welcome  sound  proclaim; 
•*•     Dwell  with  rapture  on  the  theme. 
Loud,  still  louder  swell  the  strain: 
Peace  on  earth !  good-will  to  men ! 

2  Breezes!  whisp'ring  soft  and  low, 
Gently  murmur  as  ye  blow, 
Now,  wrhen  war  and  discord  cease, 
Praises  to  the  God  of  peace. 

3  Ocean's  billows  far  and  wide, 
Rolling  in  majestic  pride! 
Loud,  still  louder  swell  the  strain: 
Peace  on  earth !  good-will  to  men ! 

4  Vocal  songsters  of  the  grove! 
Sweetly  chant  in  notes  of  love, 
Now  when  war  and  discord  cease, 
Praise?  to  the  God  of  peace. 

474 


AND   CIRCUMSTANCES.     G94,    695 

5  Mortals,  who  these  blessings  feel! 
Christians,  who  before  him  kneel! 
Loud,  still  louder  swell  the  strain: 
Peace  on  earth,  good-will  to  men! 

4.    FOR    THE    PRESIDENT,    CONGRESS,    MAGIS- 
TRATES, &C. 

OJ1.       Prayer  for  the  President,  Congress, 
Sla  gist 'rates,  <Jc. 

1  /7J.REAT  Lord  of  all,  thy  matchless  power 
*^   Archangels  in  the  heavens  adore; 
With  them  our  Sov'reiga  thee  we  own, 
And  bow  the  knee  before  thy  throne, 

2  Let  dove-eyrd  peace  with  odour'd  wing, 
On  us  her  grateful  blessings  fling; 
Freedom  spread  beauteous  as  the  morn, 
And  plenty  fill  her  ample  horn. 

3  Pour  on  our  Chief  thy  mercies  down, 
His  days  with  heavenly  wisdom  crown 
Resolve  his  heart,  where'er  he  goes, 

4  To  laneh  the  stream  that  duty  shows. 

4  Over  our  Capitol  diffuse. 

From  hills  divine,  thy  welcome  dews, 
While  Congress,  in  one  patriot  band, 
Prove  the  firm  fortress  of  our  land. 

5  Our  Magistrates  with  grace  sustain, 
Xor  let  them  bear  the  sword  in  vain; 
Long  as  they  fill  their  awful  seat, 
Be  vice  seen  dying  at  their  fecL 

6  For  ever  from  the  western  sky, 
Bid  the  '  destroying  angel'  fly! 

With  grateful  songs  our  hearts  ins^'.t, 
And  round  as  blaze  a  wall  of  fire. 

Lqk  (350.)       L.   M. 

0  J  J.   Religious  toleration  ought  to  Ac  diju  Asd 

by  our  rulers. 

1  A  US  CRD  and  vain  attempt !    to  bind 
4%    With  iron  chains  the  free-born  mind, 

4H 


696  DEATH. 

To  for  e  conviction,  and  reclaim 
The  wand'ringby  destructive  flame. 

2  Bold  arrogance !  to  snatch  from  heav'n 
Dominion  not  to  mortals  giv'n; 

O'er  conscience  to  usurp  the  throne, 
Accountable  to  God  alone. 

3  Jesus !  thy  gentle  law  of  love 
Does  no  such  cruelties  approve; 
Mild  as  thyself,  thy  doctrine  wields 
No  arms  but  what  persuasion  yields. 

4  By  proofs  divine,  and  reason  strong, 
It  draws  the  willing  soul  along; 
And  conquests  to  thy  church  acquires 
By  eloquence  which  heav'n  inspires. 

5  O  happy,  who  are  thus  compell'd 
To  the  rich  feast,  by  Jesus  held! 
May  we  this  blessing  know,  and  prize 
The  light  which  liberty  supplies. 

DEATH. 

1.    DEATH  IN  GENERAL. 


C.    M. 

1  Sam.  xv.  32. 


696. 

1  "WHEN,  bending  o'er  the  brink  of  life, 

**     My  trembling  soul  shall  stand, 
Waiting  to  pass  death's  awful  flood, 
Great  God,  at  thy  command! 

2  When  weeping  friends  surround  my  bed, 

And  close  my  sightless  eyes; 
"When  shatter'dby  the  weight  of  years 
This  broken  body  lies: 

3  When  ev'ry  long-lov'd  scene  of  life 

Stands  ready  to  depart : 
4r6" 


death.  697 

When  the  last  sigh  that  shakes  the  frame 
Shall  rend  this  bursting  heart: 

i  O,  thou  great  Source  of  joy  supreme, 
Whose  arm  alone  can  save, 
Dispel  the  darkness  that  surrounds 
The  entrance  to  the  grave ! 

5  Lay  thy  supporting  gentle  hand 

Beneath  my  sinking  head; 
And,  with  a  ray  of  love  divine, 
Illume  my  dying  bed! 

6  Leaning  on  thy  dear  faithful  breast, 

May  1  resign  my  breath! 

And,  in  thy  fond  embraces,  lose 
"  The  bitterness  of  death  !" 

697.       The  Uvhig  know,  &c.     Eccl.  ix.  5. 

1  VU HERE  are  the  dead?— In  heav'n  or  hell 

*  '  Their  disembodied  spirits  dwell; 
Their  perish  M  forms  in  bonds  of  clay, 
Reserv'd  until  the  judgment  day. 

2  Who  are  the  dead? — The  sons  of  time 
In  e\  tv  age,  and  state,  and  clime; 
Renown'd,  dishonour'd  or  forgot, 

The  place  that  knew  them  knows  them  not. 

3  Where  are  the  living? — On  the  ground 
Where  pray'r  is  heard  and  mercy  found; 
Where,  in  the  compass  of  a  span, 

The  mortal  makes  th'  immortal  man. 

4  Wlio  are  the  living? — They  whose  breath 
Draws  every  moment  nigh  to  death; 

Of  endless  bliss  or  wo  the  heirs: 
Oh,  what  an  awful  lot  is  theirs! 

5  Then,  timely  warn 'd,  let  us  begin 
To  follow  Christ  and  flee  from  sin; 
Daily  grow  up  in  him  our  head, 
Lord  of  tlie  luring  and  the  dead. 

477     S 


698,  699  DEATH. 

698.  s.  M. 

1  ffcH,  where  shall  rest  be  fount!, 
^  Rest  tor  the  weary  soul' 

Twere  vain  the  ocean's  depths  to  sound, 
Or  pierce  to  either  pole. 

2  The  world  can  never  give 

The  bliss  for  which  we  sigh; 
'Tis  not  the  whole  of  life  to  live4 
Nor  all  of  death  to  die. 

3  Beyond  this  vale  of  tears 

There  is  a  life  above, 
Unmeasur'd  by  the  flight  of  years — 
And  all  that  life  is  love. 

4  There  is  a  death  whose  pang 

Outlasts  the  fleeting  breath: 

Oh!  what  eternal  horrors  hang 

Around  the  second  death  I 

5  Lord  God  of  truth  and  grace ! 

Teach  us  that  death  to  shun: — 
Lest  we  be  driven  from  thy  face, 
And  evermore  undone. 

6  Here  would  we  end  our  quest — 

Alone  are  found  in  thee 
The  life  of  perfect  love — the  rest 
Of  immortality. 

699.  The  Tolling  BeR. 

1  OFT  as  the  bell,  with  solemn  toll, 
"  Speaks  the  departure  of  a  soul, 
Let  each  one  ask  himself,  "  Am  Ix 
Prepar'd,  should  I  be  call'd  to  die?" 

$  Only  this  frail  r.nd  fleeting  breath 
Preserves  me  from  the  jaws  of  death; 
Soon  as  it  fails,  at  once  I'm  gone, 
And  plunsj'd  into  a  world  unknown* 
478 


TOO 


3  Then  leaving  all  T  lov'd  below, 
To  God's  tribunal  I  must  go; 

Must  bear  the  judge  pronounce  my  fate, 
And  fix  my  everlasting  state. 

4  Lord  Jesus!  help  me  now  to  flee, 
And  seek  my  hope  alone  in  thee; 
Apply  thy  blood,  thy  Spirit  give, 
Subdue  my  sin,  and  let  me  live. 

5  Then  when  the  solemn  bell  I  hear, 
\i'  BftY'd  from  guilt,  I  need  not  fear; 
Nor  would  the  thought  distressing  be, 
Perhaps  it  next  may  toll  for  me. 


700.         77^  stfag  of  Death  is  Sin. 

1  YV" HENCE  nas  tne  world  her  magic  power' 
^*     Why  deem  we  death  a  foe? 

Recoil  from  weary  life's  best  hour, 
And  covet  longer  wo? 

2  The  cause  is  conscience — conscience  olt 

Her  tale  of  guilt  renews; 
Her  voice  is  terrible,  though  soft, 
And  dread  of  death  ensues. 

3  Then  anxious  to  be  longer  spar'd, 

Man  mourns  his  fleeting  breath; 
All  evils  then  seem  light,  compar'd 
With  the  approach  of  death. 

4  'Tis  judgment  shakes  him — there's  the  fear 

That  prompts  the  wish  to  stay: 
He  has  inourr'd  a  long  arrear, 
And  must  despair  to  pay. 

5  Pay! — follow  Christ,  and  all  is  paid; 

His  death  your  peace  ensures; 
Think  on  the  grave  where  he  was  laid, 
And  cnlm  descend  to  youvt, 
479 


701,    702  DEATH, 

/  \J  l .  'flie  voice  of  the  tomb. 

1  TJARK!  from  the  tombs  a  doleful  sound 
-*~a-  My  ears  attend  the  cry: 

"  Ye  living  men,  come  view  the  ground 
Where  you    must  shortly  lie. 

2  "  Princes,  this  clay  must  be  your  bed 

In  spite  of  all  your  towers! 
The  tall,  the  wise,  the  rev 'rend  head, 
Must  lie  as  low  as  ours." 

S  Great  God!  is  this  our  certain  doom? 
And  are  we  still  secure? 
Still  walking  downward  to  the  tomb, 
And  yet  prepare  no  more ! 

4  Grant  us  the  pow'r  of  quick'ning  grace 
To  fit  our  souls  to  fly: 
Then,  when  we  drop  this  dying  flesh, 
We'll  rise  above  the  sky. 

7p>9  J473-)      c-  ^L 

i  \J~.      The  vanity  of  man  as  mortal. 

1  HHEACH  me  the  measure  of  my  days, 

-*-    Thou  Maker  of  my  frame ! 
1  would  survey  life's  narrow  space, 
And  learn  how  frail  I  am. 

2  A  span  is  all  that  we  can  boast; 

A  fleeting  hour  of  time: 
Man  is  but  vanity  and  dust, 
In  all  his  flow'r  and  prime. 

3  See  the  vain  race  of  mortals  move, 

Like  shadows  o'er  the  plain: 
They  rage  and  strive,  desire  and  love, 
But  all  the  noise  is  vain. 

4  Some  walk  in  honour's  gaudy  show; 

Some  dig  for  golden  ore; 
They  toil  for  heirs  they  know  not  who, 
And  straight  are  seen  no  more. 
480 


DEATH.  703 

5  \Vl.»;  kliould  I  u  ish  or  wait  for  then, 
From  creatures,  earth  and  dust? 
They  make  our  expectations  vain, 
And  disappoint  our  trust. 

C  Now  I  resign  my  earthly  hope. 
My  fond  desires  recall; 

]  give  my  mortal  int'rest  up, 
And  make  mv  God  mv  all. 


-  (474.)       C.  M. 

/UO.  Death  at  hand. 

1  rpHEE  we  adore,  eternal  Name! 

-*-    And  humbly  own  to  thee, 
How  feeble  is  our  mortal  frame, 
What  dying  worms  are  we. 

2  Our  wasting  lives  are  short 'ning  still, 

As  months  and  days  increase; 
And  evYy  beating  pulse  we  tell 
Leaves  but  the  number  less. 

3  Dangers  stand  thick  through  all  the  ground, 

To  push  us  to  the  tomb; 
And  fierce  diseases  wait  around, 
To  hurry  mortals  home. 

4  Good  God!  on  what  a  slender  thread, 

Hang  everlasting  things! 
Th'  eternal  states  of  all  the  dead, 
Upon  life's  feeble  strings. 

5  Vet  while  a  world  of  joy  or  wo 

Depends  on  ev'ry  breath, 
Thoughtless  and  unconcern'd  we  go 
Upon  the  brink  of  death. 

i  Waken,  O  Lord !  our  drowsy  sense, 

To  walk  this  dang'rous  road; 

And  if  our  souls  are  hurried  hence, 

May  they  be  found  with  God! 

•181  2  U 


704,  705  DEATH. 

704.  [*?*)    L-  m. 

1  HP  HAT  awful  hour  will  soon  appear, 
-*-  Swift  on  the  wings  of  time  it  flies 
When  all  that  pains  or  pleases  here, 

Will  vanish  from  my  closing  eyes. 

2  Death  calls  my  friends,  my  neighbours  hence 

And  none  resist  the  fatal  dart: 
Continual  warnings  strike  my  sense, 
And  shall  they  fail  to  strike  my  heart? 

3  Think,  O  my  soul!  how  much  depends 

On  the  short  period  of  to-day: 
Shall  time,  which  heav'n  in  mercy  lends, 
Be  negligently  thrown  away? 

4  Thy  remnant  minutes  strive  to  use; 

Awake,  rouse  ev'ry  active  pow'r; 
And  not  in  dreams  and  trifles  lose 
This  little,  this  important  hour ! 

5  Lord  of  my  life,  inspire  my  heart 

With  heav'nly  ardour,  grace  divine; 
Nor  let  thy  presence  e'er  depart, 

For  strength,  and  life,  and  death  are  thine 

6  O  teach  me  the  celestial  skill, 

Each  awful  warning  to  improve: 
And,  while  my  days  are  short'ning  still, 
Prepare  me  for  the  j»ys  above ! 

7  vr  (478.)       L.  M. 

«  U«J.  Numbering  our  days, 

1  C*  OD  of  eternity !  from  thee 

"  Did  infant  time  his  being  draw; 
Moments  and  days,  and  months  and  years, 
Revolve,  by  thy  unvaried  law. 

2  Silent  and  slow  they  glide  away; 

Steady  and  strong  the  current  flows; 
kost  in  eternity's  wide  sea, 

The  loundless  gulf  from  which  it  rose. 
488 


DEATH.  706 

1  Thoughtless  and  vain,  our  mortal  race 
Along  the  mighty  stream  are  borne 
On  to  their  everlasting  home, — 
That  country  whence  there's  no  return. 

A  Yet  while  the  shore  on  either  side 
Presents  a  gaudy,  flatt'ring  show, 
We  gaze,  in  fond  amazement  lost, 
Nor  think  to  what  a  world  we  go. 

5  Great  source  of  wisdom!  teach  my  heart 
To  know  the  price  of  ev'ry  hour; 
That  time  may  bear  me  on  to  joys 
Beyond  its  measure  and  its  pow'r. 

7nf  (481.)      L.  ML 

/  UO.  Man  fading  and  rexnving. 

1  rpHE  morning  now'ra  display  their  sweets, 

■*-    And  gay  their  silken  leaves  unfold, 
As  careless  of  the  noon-day  heats 
And  fearless  of  the  ev'ning  cold. 

2  Nipt  by  the  wind's  untimely  blast, 

Parch 'd  by  the  sun's  directer  ray, 
The  momentary  glories  waste, 
The  short-liv'd  beauties  die  away. 

4  So  blooms  the  human  face  divine, 

When  youth  its  pride  and  beauty  shows; 
Fairer  than  spring  the  colours  shine 
And  sweeter  than  the  virgin  rose. 

4  Or  worn  by  slowly  rolling  years, 

Or  broke  by  sickness  in  a  day, 
The  fading  glory  disappears, 

The  short-hv'd  beauties  die  away. 

5  Yet  these,  new-rising  from  the  tomb, 

With  lustre  brighter  far  shall  shine; 
Revive  with  ever-during  bloom, 
Safe  from  diseases  and  decline. 

6  Let  sickness  blast  and  death  devour, 

If  heav'n  must  recompense  our  painsj 
483 


707,  708  DEATH. 

Perish  the  grass,  and  fade  the  Aowt, 
If  firm  the  word  of  God  remains. 

70?  (488.)       C.  M. 

•  u  I  .  Victory  over  death. 

1  TITHEX  death  appears  before  my  sight, 

**    In  all  his  dire  array; 
Unequal  to  the  dreadful  fight, 
My  courage  dies  away. 

2  How  shall  I  meet  this  potent  foe 

Whose  frown  my  soul  alarms? 
Dark  horror  sits  upon  his  brow; 
And  vict'ry  waits  his  arms. 

3  But  see  my  glorious  Leader  nigh! 

Jesus,  my  Saviour,  lives: 
Before  him  death's  pale  terrors  fly, 
And  my  faint  heart  revives. 

4  O  may  I  meet  the  final  hour 

With  fortitude  divine ! 
Sustain'd  by  his  almighty  powY, 
The  conquest  must  be  mine. 

5  Lord!  I  commit  ray  soul  to  thee: 

Accept  the  sacred  trust; 
Receive  this  nobler  part  of  me, 
And  watch  my  sleeping  dust. 

6  O  let  me  join  angelic  lays, 

And,  with  the  blissful  throng, 
Resound  salvation,  pow'r,  and  praise t 
In  everlasting  song! 

7  OR  k"  M« 

'  yJO,       Christ's  Presence  makes  Deat\  easy 

1  Tl/'HY  should  we  start  and  fear  to  die? 

*'     What  timorous  worms  we  mortals  are! 
Death  is  the  gate  of  endless  joy, 
And  yet  we  dread  to  enter  there. 

2  The  pains,  the  groans,  and  dying  strife, 
Fright  our  approaching  souls  away: 

484 


DKATH.  T09 

Still  we  shrink  back  again  to  life, 
Fond  of  our  prison  and  our  clay. 

3  O,  if  my  Lord  would  come  and  meet, 

Mv  soul  should  stretch  her  wings  in  haste, 
Fly  fearless  through  death's  iron  gate, 
Nor  feel  the  terrors  as  she  past. 

4  Jesus  can  make  a  dying  bed 
Peel  soft  as  downy  pillows  are, 
While  on  his  breast  I  lean  my  head, 
And  breathe  my  life  out  sweetly  there. 

1UJ.       Triumph  over  Death  in  Hope  oftfie 
Resurrection. 

1  A  NT)  must  this  body  die' 
■**•  This  mortal  frame  decay* 

And  must  these  active  limbs  of  mine 
Lie  mouldering  in  the  clay? 

2  Corruption,  earth,  and  worms, 
Shall  but  refine  this  flesh, 

Till  my  triumphant  spirit  comes 
To  put  it  on  afresh. 

3  God,  my  Redeemer,  lives, 
And  often,  from  the  skies, 

Looks  down  and  watches  all  my  dust, 
Till  he  shall  bid  it  rise. 

4  Array'd  in  glorious  grace 
Shall  these  vile  bodies  shine, 

And  every  shape,  and  every  face, 
Look  heavenly  and  divine. 

5  These  lively  hopes  we  owe 
To  Jesus'  dyin<*  love; 

We  would  adore  his  grace  below, 
And  sing  his  power  above. 

6  Dear  Lord,  accept  the  praise 
Of  these  our  humble  songs, 

485 


710,    *11.  DEATH. 

Till  tunes  of  nobler  sounds  we  raise 
With  our  immortal  tongues. 

2.  DEATH  OF  FRIEXPS  AX1J  RELATIVES. 

710.  (444.)        C.  M. 

1  7VTUST  friends  and  kindred  droop  and  die, 
*■"■  And  helpers  be  withdrawn; 

While  sorrow,  with  a  weeping;  eye, 
Counts  up  our  comforts  gone? 

2  Be  thou  our  comfort,  mighty  God ! 

Our  helper  and  our  friend; 
Nor  leave  us  in  this  dang'rous  road, 
Till  all  our  trials  end. 

3  O  may  our  feet  pursue  the  way 

Our  pious  fathers  led; 
While  love  and  holy  zeal  obey 
The  counsels  of  the  dead 

4  I/et  us  be  wean'd  from  earthly  joys^ 

Let  hope  our  grief  dispel: 

The  dead  in  Jesus  shall  arise 

In  endless  bliss  to  dwell, 

711  (448.)       L.   M. 

«  A  l  Oil  the  death  of  a  parent. 

1  fT\ HOUGH  nature's  voice  you  must  obey, 

-*-    Think,  while  your  swelling  griefs  o'erflow, 
That  hand,  which  takes  your  joys  away, 
That  so v 'reign  hand  can  heal  your  wo. 

2  And,  while  your  mournful  thoughts  deplore 

The  parent  gone,  remov'd  the  friend! 
With  hearts  resign 'd,  his  grace  adore, 
On  whom  your  nobler  hopes  depend. 

5  Does  he  not  bid  his  children  come 

Thro'  death's  dark  shades  to  realms  of  light! 
Yet,  when  he  calls  them  to  their  home 
Shall  fond  survivors  mourn  their  flight? 

4  His  word — here  let  your  souls  rely 
Immortal  consolation  gives: 
436 


death.  712,  713 

Your  heav'nly  Father  cannot  die, 
Th'  eternal  Friend  for  ever  lives. 

5  O  be  that  best  of  friends  your  trust; 
On  his  almighty  arm  recline; 
He,  when  your  comforts  sink  in  dust; 
Can  give  you  comforts  more  divine. 

712.  («r.)     c.  M. 

1  TI'HILE  to  the  grave  our  friends  are  borne, 

**     Around  their  cold  remains 
Hov  all  the  tender  passions  mourn, 
And  each  fond  heart  complains! 

2  But  down  to  earth,  alas!  in  vain 

We  bend  our  weeping  eyes, 
A!i !   let  us  leave  these  seats  of  pain, 

And  upwards  learn  to  rise. 
5  Hope  cheerful  smiles  amid  the  gloom, 

And  beams  a  healing  ray; 
And  guides  us  from  the  darksome  tomb, 

To  realms  of  endless  day. 

4  To  those  bright  courts  when  hope  ascends, 

She  calms  the  swelling  wo; 
In  hope  we  meet  our  happy  friends, 
And  tears  forget  to  flow. 

5  Then  let  our  hearts  repine  no  more, 

That  earthly  comfort  dies; 

But  lasting  happiness  explore, 

And  ask  it  from  the  skies. 

3.    DEATH  OF  TIIE  YOUNG. 

7  ,  o  C.  M. 

/  1  O.    Children  dying  in  their  Infancy  in  the 

arms  of  Jesus.  Matt.  xix.  14. 
t  fpHY  life  I  read,  my  dearest  Lord! 
-■-     With  transport  all  divine; 
Thy  image  trace  in  every  word, — 
Thy  love  in  every  line. 

437  31 


714  DEATH. 

2  Metliinks  I  see  a  thousand  charms 

Spread  o'er  thy  lovely  face, 
While  infants  in  thy  tender  arms 
Receive  the  smiling  grace. 

3  *  I  take  these  little  lambs,'  said  he, 

And  lay  them  in  my  breast; 
Protection  they  shall  find  in  me, — 
In  me  be  ever  blest. 

4  '  Death  may  the  bands  of  life  unloose, 

But  can't  dissolve  my  love; 
Millions  of  infant  souls  compose 
The  family  above. 

5  *  Their  feeble  frames  my  power  shall  raise, 

And  mould  with  heavenly  skill: 
I'll  give  them  tongues  to  sing  my  praise, 
And  hands  to  do  my  will. ' 

6  His  words  the  happy  parents  hear, 

And  shout,  with  joys  divine, 
Dear  Saviour,  all  we  have  and  are 
Shall  be  for  ever  thine. 

*7!  4  (4460      C-   M' 

<  I  4.  On  the  death  of  a  child. 

1  T  IFE  is  a  span,  a  fleeting  hour; 
■*-*  How  soon  the  vapour  flies! 
Man  is  a  tender,  transient  flow'r, 

That  e'en  in  blooming  dies. 

2  The  once  lov'd  form,  now  cold  and  dead, 

Each  mournful  thought  employs; 
And  nature  weeps  her  comforts  Red, 
And  wither'd  all  her  joys. 

3  But  wait  the  interposing  gloom, 

And  lo!  stern  winter  flies; 
And,  drest  in  beauty's  fairest  bloom, 
The  flow'ry  tribes  arise. 

4  Hope  looks  beyond  the  bounds  of  time, 

When  what  we  now  deplore 
488 


death.  715,7!^ 

Shall  rise  in  full  immortal  prime 
And  bloom  to  fade  no  more. 

5  Then  cease,  fond  nature !  cease  thy  tear*f 

Religion  points  on  high: 
There  everlasting  spring  appears, 
And  joys  that  cannot  die. 

n  1 1  c-  M- 

■  *  «'•  JU  the  Funeral  of  a  young  Person. 

1  IFIIEX  blooming  youth  is  snatch  \1  aws* 

**     By  death's  resistless  liand, 
Our  hearts  the  mournful  tribute  pay 
Which  pity  must  demand. 

2  While  pity  prompts  the  rising  sigh, 

O,  may  this  truth,  imprest 
With  awful  power, — '  I  too  must  die:' 
Sink  deep  in  every  breast. 

0  Let  this  vain  world  engage  no  more; 

Behold  the  gaping  tomb! 
It  bids  us  seize  the  present  hour: 

To-morrow  death  may  come. 
4  The  voice  of  this  alarming  scene 

May  every  heart  obey; 
Nor  be  the  heavenly  warning  vain, 

Which  calls  to  watch  and  pray. 

f  Oh,  let  us  fly — to  Jesus  fly, 

Whose  powerful  arm  can  save; 
Then  shall  our  hopes  ascend  on  high. 
And  triumph  o'er  the  grave. 

6  Great  God!  thy  sovereign  grace  impart, 

With  cleansing,  healiog  power; 
This  only  can  prepare  the  heart 
For  death's  surprising  hour. 

4.    DEATH  OF  THE  MOUS. 

-    p  P.M. 

/  1  O.  The  dying  Chnstian. 

1  «  ^PIRIT— leave  thine  house  of  clay.' 

^  Lingering  dust — resign  thy  breath! 
489 


717  DEATH. 

I 

Spirit — cast  thy  chains  away  ! 
Dust — he  thou  dissolv'd  indeath!" 
Thus  th'  Almighty  Saviour  speaks, 
While  the  faitl'kful  Christian  dies! 
Thus — the  bonds  of  life  he  breaks, 
And  the  ransom'd  captive  flies! 

2  "  Prisoner — long  detaia'd  below! 
Prisoner — now  -with  freedom  blest! 
Welcome — from  a  world  of  wo ! 
"Welcome — to  a  land  of  rest!" 
Thus  the  choir  of  angels  sing, 

As  they  bear  the  soul  on  high ! 
While  with  hallelujahs  ring 
All  the  region  of  the  sky ! 

3  Grave — the  guardian  of  our  dust ! 
Grave — the  treasury  of  the  skies ! 
Every  atom  of  thy  "trust, 

Rests  in  hope  again  to  rise ! 
Hark!  the  judgment-trumpet  calls! 
"  Soul — rebuild  thy  house  of  clay— 
Immortality  thy  walls, 
And  Eternity  thy  day!" — 

717.  l.  M. 

1  T^ROM  his  low  bed  of  mortal  dust, 
-*-     Escap'd  the  prison  of  his  clay, 
The  new  inhabitant  of  bliss 

To  heav'n  directs  his  wond'rous  way. 

2  Ye  fields,  that  witness'd  once  his  tears, 

Ye  winds,  that,  wafted  oft  his  sighs, 
Ye  mountains,  where  he  breath'd  his  pray'rs, 
WThen  sorrow's  shadows  veil 'd  his  eyesj 

3  No  more  the  weary  pilgrim  mourns, 

No  more  affliction  wrrings  his  heart; 
Th'  unfetter'd  soul  to  God  returns— 
For  ever  he  and  anguish  part! 

4  Receive,  O  earth,  his  faded  form, 

In  thv  cold  bosom  let  it  lie; 
490 


DEATH.  718,    719 

Safe  let  it  rest  from  i  v'iy  storm— 
Soon  must  it  rise,  no  more  to  die! 

'  1".   The  Death  and  Burial  of  a  Saint. 
1   TIM1Y  do  we  mourn  departing  friends? 

*  *     Or  shake  at  death's  alarms? 

Tis  but  the  voice  that  Jesus  sends 
To  call  them  to  Ins  arms. 

£  Are  we  not  tending  upward  too 
As  last  as  time  can  move? 
Nor  would  we  wish  the  hours  more  sluw, 
To  keep  us  from  our  love. 

3  Why  should  we  tremble  to  convey 

Their  bodies  to  the  tomb? 
There  the  dear  flesh  of  Jesus  lay, 
And  left  a  long  perfume. 

4  The  graves  of  all  his  saints  he  bless'd, 

And  soften'd  every  bed; 
Where  should  the  dying  members  rest, 
But  with  the  dying  Head? 

5  Thence  he  arose,  ascending  high, 

And  show'd  our  feet  the  way; 
Up  to  the  Lord  our  flesh  shall  lly 
At  the  great  rising-day. 

6  Then  let  the  last  loud  trumpet  sound. 

And  bid  our  kindred  rise, 
Awake,  ye  nations  underground, 
Ye  saints,  ascend  the  skies. 

719.  c.  m. 

1    TX  vain  my  fancy  strives  to  paint 
■*-  The  moment  after  death; 
The  glories  that  surround  a  saint, 
When  yielding  up  his  breath. 

3  One  gentle  sigh  his  fetters  breaks, 
We  scarce  can  sav,  "  He'sgoue!" 

4'J1 


720  DEATH. 

Before  the  willing  spirit  takes 
Its  mansions  near  the  throne. 

3  Faith  strives,  hut  all  its  efforts  fail, 

To  trace  the  spirit's  flight; 
No  eye  can  pierce  within  the  veil 
Which  hides  the  world  of  light. 

4  Thus  much  (and  this  is  all)  we  know, 

Saints  are  completely  blest; 
Have  done  with  sin,  and  care,  and  wo, 
And  with  their  Saviour  rest. 

5  On  harps  of  gold  they  praise  his  name, 

His  face  they  always  view, 
Then  let  us  foll'wers  he  of  them, 
That  we  may  praise  him  too. 

720.  (430-)    p-  M- 

1  TT^HEN  life's  tempestuous  storms  are  o'er 

"  "    How  calm  he  meets  the  friendly  shore, 

Who  liv'd  averse  from  sin! 
Such  peace  on  virtue's  path  attends, 
That,  where  the  sinner's  pleasure  ends, 
The  Christian's  joys  begin. 

2  See  smiling  patience  smooth  his  brow! 
See  bending  angels  downwards  bow, 

To  lift  his  soul  on  high! 
While,  eager  for  the  blest  abode, 
He  joins  with  them  to  praise  the  God, 

Who  taught  him  how  to  die. 

3  Ao  sorrow  drowns  his  lifted  eyes; 
No  horror  wrests  the  struggling  sighs, 

As  from  the  sinner's  breast: 
His  God,  the  God  of  peace  and  love, 
Pours  kindly  solace  from  above, 

And  heals  his  soul  with  rest. 

4  O  grant,  my  Saviour,  and  my  friend* 
Such  joys  may  gild  my  peaceful  end, 

4v^ 


DEATH.  721,    722 

So  calm  ni\  c\'ning  close; 
While,  loos'd  from  ev'ry  earthly  tie, 
With  steady  confidence  I  fly 

To  thee  trom  whom  1  rose! 

791  C.  M. 

■  —  '  •  Death  and  immediate  Glory.  2  Cor.  iv.  8. 

1  rpHERE  is  a  house  not  made  with  hands, 
-*-   Eternal  and  on  high; 

And  here  mv  spirit  waiting  stands, 
Till  God  shall  bid  it  fly. 

2  Shortly  this  prison  of  my  clay 

Must  be  dissolv'd  and  fall, 

Then,  O  my  soul,  with  joy  obey 

Thy  heavenly  Father's  call. 

3  'Tis  he,  by  his  almighty  grace, 

That  forms  thee  fit  for  heaven, 

And  as  an  earnest  of  the  place, 
Has  his  own  Spirit  given. 

4  We  walk  by  faith  of  joys  to  come, 

Faith  lives  upon  his  word; 
But  while  the  body  is  our  home 
We're  absent  from  the  Lord. 

i  'Tis  pleasant  to  believe  thy  grace, 
But  we  had  rather  see; 
We  would  be  absent  from  the  flesh, 
And  present,  Lord,  with  thee. 

790  (491.)      C.  M. 

/  Zi-j.  Jilessed  are  they  that  die  in  the  Lord. 

1  TT ARK!  from  on  high  a  solemn  voice; 
"  Let  all  attentive  hear! 

Twill  make  each  pious  heart  rejoice, 
And  vanquish  cv'ry  fear. 

2  "  Thrice  blessed  are  the  pious  dead, 

Who  in  the  Lord  shall  die; 
Their  weary  flesh,  as  on  abed, 
Safe  in  the  grave  shall  lie. 
493 


T£3  DEATH. 

3  Their  holy  souls,  at  length  releasM, 

To  heav'n  shall  take  their  night; 
There  to  enjoy  eternal  rest, 
And  infinite  delight. 

4  They  drop  each  load  as  they  ascend, 

And  quit  this  world  of  wo; 
Their  labours  with  their  life  shall  end, 
Their  rest  no  period  know. 

5  Their  conflicts  with  their  busy  foes 

For  evermore  shall  cease; 
None  shall  their  happiness  oppose, 
Nor  interrupt  their  peace. 

6  But  bright  rewards  shall  recompense 

Their  faithful  service  here; 
And  perfect  love  shall  banidi  thence 
Each  gloomy  doubt  and  fear." 


723.         The  grave.     Job  iii.  17. 

1  HP  HE  grave  is  now  a  favour 'd  spot,— * 

-*-    To  saints  who  sleep,  in  Jesus  bless'd^ 
For  there  the  wicked  trouble  not, 
And  there  the  weary  are  at  rest. 

2  At  rest  in  Jesus'  faithful  arms; 

At  rest  as  in  a  peaceful  bed; 
Secure  from  all  the  dreadful  storms, 

Which  round  this  sinful  world  are  spread. 

3  Thrice  happy  souls,  who're  gone  before 

To  that  inheritance  divine.! 
They  labour,  sorrow,  sigh  no  more. 
But  bright  in  endless  glory  shine. 

4  Then  let  our  mournful  tears  be  dry, 

Or  in  a  gentle  measure  flow; 
We  hail  them  happy  in  the  sky, 
And  joyful  wait  our  call  to  go, 
494 


df.atii.  7x24,  7x25 

5.    DEATH  OF  THE  WICKED. 

724.  t/ic  Death  of  the  Sinner  and  the  Stunt. 

1  Tin  I  AT  scenes  of  horror  and  of  dread 

**  Await  tlit-  sinner's  dying  bed! 
Death's  terrors  all  appear  in  sight, 
Presages  of  eternal  night. 

2  His  sins  in  dreadful  order  rise, 
And  fill  his  soul  with  sad  surprise; 
.Mount  Sinai's  thunder  stuns  his  ears, 
And  not  one  ray  of  hope  appears. 

3  Tormenting  pangs  distract  his  breast; 
Where'er  he  turns  lie  finds  no  rest: 

Death  strikes  the  blow;  he  groans  and  cries, 
And,  in  despair  and  horror  dies. 

i  Not  so  the  heir  of  heavenly  bliss:— 
His  soul  is  fill'd  with  conscious  peace; 
A  steady  faith  subdues  his  fear! 
He  sees  the  happy  Canaan  near. 

5  His  mind  is  tranquil  and  serene; 
No  terrors  in  his  looks  are  seen; 

His  Saviour's  smile  dispels  the  gloom,"; 
And  smooths  his  passage  to  the  tomb. 

6  Lord !  make  my  faith  and  love  sincere, 
My  judgment  sound,  my  conscience  clear 
And,  when  the  toils  of  life  are  past, 
May  I  be  found  in  peace  at  last. 

79-  C.   M. 

/  -J.        Death  dreadful  or  delightful* 
1   ~p|EATH!  'tis  a  melancholy  day 

*J  To  those  that  have  no  God, 

Wheuthe  poor  soul  is  fore'd  away 
To  seek  her  last  abode. 

$  In  vain  to  heaven  she  lifts  her  eje»t 
But  guilt,  a  heavy  chain, 
495 


T26  DEATH. 

Still  drags  her  downward  from  the  skies 
To  darkness,  fire,  and  pain. 

3  Awake,  and  mourn,  ye  heirs  of  hell, 

Let  stubborn  sinners  fear; 
You  must  be  driv'n  from  earth,  and  dwell 
A  long  for  ever  there. 

4  See  how  the  pit  gapes  wide  for  you, 

And  flashes  in  your  face! 
And  thou,  my  soul,  look  downwards  too, 
And  sing  recovering  grace. 

5  He  is  a  God  of  boundless  love 

Th?t  promis'd  heaven  to  me, 
And  taught  my  thoughts  to  soar  above, 
Where  happy  spirits  be. 

6  Prepare  me,  Lord,  for  thy  right  hand, 

Then  come  the  joyful  day, 
Come,  death,  and  some  celestial  band, 
To  bear  my  soul  away. 

79£  C«  M 

/  ZO.  7yZg  Death  of  a  Sinner. 

1  TVTY  thoughts  on  awful  subjects  roll, 
-L*-*-  Damnation  and  the  dead: 
What  horrors  seize  the  guilty  soul 

Upon  a  dying  bed ! 

2  Lingering  about  these  mortal  shores 

She  makes  a  long  delay, 
Till  like  a  flood,  with  rapid  force, 
Death  sweeps  the  wretch  away. 

3  Then  swift  and  dreadful  she  descends 

Down  to  the  fiery  coast, 

Amongst  abominable  fiends, 

Herselt  a  frightful  ghost. 

4  There  endless  crowds  of  sinners  lie, 

And  darkness  makes  their  chains; 
rortur'd  with  keen  despair  they  cry, 
Yet  wait  for  fiercer  pains. 
496 


TiESUiaiRc  tion.        7£7,  728 

5  Not  nil  their  anguish  and  their  blood 

For  their  old  guilt  atones, 
Nor  the  compassions  of  a  God 
Shall  hearken  to  their  groans. 

6  Amazing  grace, that  kept  my  breath, 

Xor  bid  my  soul  remove, 
Till  I  had  learn'd  my  Saviour's  death, 
And  well  ensured  his  love! 

RESURRECTION. 

727.  (4y8-)    i*  m. 

1  IVrO,  I'll  repine  at  death  no  more; 

-*-^    But,  calm  and  cheerful,  will  resign 
To  the  cold  dungeon  of  the  grave, 

These  dying,  withVing  limbs  of  mine. 

2  Let  worms  devour  my  wasting  flesh, 

And  crumble  all  my  bones  to  dust; 
My  (iod  shall  raise  my  frame  anew 
At  the  revival  of  the  just. 

t  Break,  sacred  morning!  through  the  skies, 
And  usher  in  that  glorious  day: 
Come  quickly,  Lord!  cut  short  the  hours: 
Thy  lingering  wheels,  how  long  they  stay! 

4  Haste,  then,  upon  the  wings  of  love, 
Rouse  all  the  pious  sleeping  clay. 
That  we  may  join  in  heav'idy  joys, 
And  sing  the  triumph  of  the  day. 


728.  (497.)       L-   *£ 

1   WHAT  sinners  value,  I  resign: 

*  *    Lord  !  'tis  enough  that  thou  art  mine! 
1  shall  behold  thy  blissful  face, 
And  stand  complete  in  righteousness. 
497  2  Y 


729  RESURRECTION'. 

2  This  life's  a  dream,  an  empty  show; 
But  the  bright  world,  to  which  I  go, 

Hath  joys  substantial  and  sincere: 
When  shall  1  wake  and  find  me  there! 

3  O  glorious  hour!  O  blest  abode! 
I  shall  be  near  and  like  my  God; 
And  t!esh  and  sin  no  more  control 
The  sacred  pleasures  of  the  soul. 

4  My  flesh  shall  slumber  in  the  ground, 
Till  the  last  trumpet's  joyful  sound; 
Then  burs*  the  chains  Avith  swear,  surprise 
And  in  my  Saviour's  imagf*  rise 

1  J.V.  Hope  in  the  Resurvectioji. 

1  npHROUGH  sorrow's  night  and  danger's  patb, 

-*-    Amid  the  deepening  gloom, 
We  soldiei  s  of  an  injur'd  King 
Are  marching  to  the  tomb. 

2  There,  when  the  turmoil  is  no  more, 

And  all  our  powers  decay, 

Our  cold  remains  in  solitude 

Shall  sleep  the  years  away. 

3  Oui  labours  done,  securely  laid 

In  this  our  last  retreat, 
Unheeded  o'er  our  silent  dust 
The  storms  of  life  shall  beat. 

4  Yet  not  thus  lifeless,  thus  inane, 

The  vital  spark  shall  lie, 
For  o'er  life's  wreck  that  spark  shall  rise 
To  seek  its  kindred  sky. 

5  These  ashes  too,  this  little  dust, 

Our  Father's  care  shall  keep, 
Till  the  last  angel  rise,  and  break 
The  long  ana  dreary  sleep. 
4U8 


RESURRECTION'.         730,  731 

6  Then  love's  soft  dew  o'er  every  eye 
Shall  shed  its  mildest  rays, 
And  the  long;  silent  dust  shall  burst 
"With  shouts  of  endless  praise. 

7 on  (495*)    C'  4 

/  .)U.        77ie  resurrection  of  the  just. 

1   TJOW  long;  shall  death,  the  tyrant,  reign, 
*-  ■*■   And  triumph  o'er  the  just, 
While  the  rich  blood  of  martyrs  slain 
Lies  mingled  with  die  dust? 

f  Lo!  1  behold  the  scattcr'd  shades ! 
The  dawn  of  heav'n  appears: 
The  sweet,  immortal  morning  spread* 
Its  blushes  round  the  spheres. 

3  1  hear  the  voice,  "ye  dead,  arise," 

And  lo!  the  graves  obey; 
And  waking  saints  with  joyful  eyes 
Salute  th'  expected  day. 

4  They  leave  the  dust,  and  on  the  wing 

Rise  to  the  mid-way  air; 
In  shining  garments  meet  their  King, 
And  bow  before  him  there. 

5  O  may  our  humble  spirits  stand 

Among  them  cloth 'd  in  white! 
The  meanest  place  at  his  right  hand 
Is  infinite  delight. 

JUDGMEXT. 

7,,,  P.   M. 

<  Ol.  Judgment.  Rev.  i.  7.  vi.  14 — 17.  xxii.  17 

20. 
1  T  O !  He  comes,  with  clouds  descending, 
*-*  Once  for  favour'd  sinners  slain: 
499 


JO%  JUDGMENT 

Thousand  thousand  saints  attending, 
Swell  the  triumph  of  his  train: 
Hallelujah, 
Jesus  now  shall  ever  reign  ! 

2  EvYy  eye  shall  now  behold  him 
Rob'd  in  dreadful  majesty; 
Those  who  set  at  naught  and  sold  him, 
Pierc'd  and  nail'd  him  to  the  tree, 
Deeply  wailing, 
Shall  the  great  Messiah  see! 

5  Lv'ry  island,  sea,  and  mountain, 
Heaven  and  earth  shall  flee  away; 
All  who  hate  him  must,  confounded, 
Hear  the  trump  proclaim  the  day: 
Come  to  judgment! 
Come  to  judgment!  come  away  ! 

4  Now  redemption,  long  expected, 

See  in  solemn  pomp  appear! 
All  his  saints,  by  man  rejected, 

Now  shall  meet  him  in  the  air! 
Hallelujah! 
See  the  day  of  God  appear! 

5  Answer  thine  own  Bride  and  Spirit, 

Hasten,  Lord,  the  general  doom ! 
The  new  heav'n  and  earth  t'  inherit, 

Take  thy  pining  exiles  home: 

All  creation 
Travails,  groans,  and  bids  thee  come! 

6  Yea !  Amen !  let  all  adore  thee, 

High  on  thine  exalted  throne; 
Saviour!  take  the  pow'r  and  glory; 

Claim  the  kingdoms  for  thine  own! 
O  come  quickly! 
Hallelujah!  Come,  Lord,  come! 

/  O  L .  The  Day  of  Judgment. 

1  TVA.Y  of  judgment, — day  of  wonders 
-*-'  Hark  the  trumpet's  awful  sovu>d 
500 


JUDGMENT.  73S 

Louder  than  a  thousand  thunders, 
Shakes  the  vast  creation  round  ! 

How  the  summons 
Will  the  sinner's  heart  confound! 

2  See  the  Judge  our  nature  wearing, 

Cloth'd  in  majesty  divine! 
Ye  who  lon^  for  his  appearing, 

Then  shall  say,  '  This  God  is  mine!" 
Gracious  Saviour! 
Own  me  in  that  day  For  thine! 
5  At  his  call  the  dead  awaken, 

Rise  to  life  from  earth  and  sea: 
All  the  pow'rs  of  nature,  shaken, 
By  his  looks  prepare  to  flee: 

Careless  sinner! 
What  will  then  become  of  thee? 

i  Horrors,  past  imagination, 

Will  surprise  your  trembling  heart, 
When  you  hear  your  condemnation, 
*  Hence,  accursed  wretch,  depart! 
Thou  w  ith  Satan 
And  his  angels  hast  thy  part!' 

5  But  to  those  who  have  confessed, 

Lov'd  and  serv'd  the  Lord  below, 
He  will  say,  *  Come  near,  ye  blessed! 

See  the  kingdom  1  bestow  ! 
You  for  ever 
Shall  my  love  and  glory  know. 

6  Under  sorrows  and  reproaches, 

May  this  thought  our  courage  raise! 
Swiftly  God's  great  day  approaches, 

Sighs  shall  then  be  chang'd  to  praise! 
May  we  triumph, 
When  the  world  is  in  a  blaze! 

7~~  L.     M. 

/  DO.         Judgment.  Isaiah  xxiv.  18-«-23. 
1   "LTOW  great,  how  terrible  that  God, 
*■*■  Who  shakes  creation  with  his  nod! 
501 


734  JUDGMENT. 

He  frowns,  and  earth's  foundations  shake. 
And  all  the  wheels  of  nature  break. 

2  Where  now,  O  where  shall  sinners  seek 
For  shelter  in  the  gen'ral  wreck? 
Shall  falling  rocks  be  o'er  them  thrown } 
See  rocks,  like  snow,  dissolving  down! 

3  In  vain  for  mercy  now  they  cry; 
In  lakes  of  liquid  fire  they  lie; 
There  on  the  flaming  billows  tost, 
For  ever,  O,  for  ever  lost ! 

4  But  saints,  undaunted  and  serene, 
Your  eyes  shall  view  the  dreadful  scene; 
Your  Saviour  lives,  the  worlds  expire; 
And  earth  and  skies  dissolve  in  fire. 

5  Jesus,  the  helpless  sinner's  friend, 
To  thee  my  all  I  dare  commend; 
Thou  canst  preserve  my  feeble  soul, 
"When  lightnings  blaze  from  pole  to  pole. 

•  «->•*.       Books  opened.     Rev.  xx.   12. 

1  "IVTETH1NKS  the  last  great  day  is  come, 
-*-*-*-  Methinks  I  hear  the  trumpet  sound, 
That  shakes  the  earth,  rends  ev'ry  tomb, 
And  wakes  the  pris'ners  under  ground. 

2  The  mighty  deep  gives  up  her  trust, 
Aw'd  by  the  Judge's  high  command; 
Both  small  and  great  now  quit  their  dust, 
And  round  the  dread  tribunal  stand. 

3  Behold  the  awful  books  display'd, 
Big  with  th'  important  fates  of  men! 
Each  word  and  deed  now  public  made, 
Written  by  heaven's  unerring  pen. 

4  To  ev'ry  soul  the  books  assign 
The  joyous  or  the  dread  reward; 
Sinners  in  vain  lament  and  pine: 
No  pleas  the  Judge  will  here  regard. 

502 


JUDGMENT.  T35 

5  Lord,  when  these  awful  leaves  unfold, 
May  life's  fidr  book  my  soul  approve; 
There  may  I  read  my  name  enroli'd, 
And  triumph  in  redeeming  love. 

_.,-  P.  M. 

/  J .).  Judgment,     Jude  14,  15. 

1  T   O,  he  comes,  array 'd  in  vengeance, 

-*-*  Riding  down  the  heavenly  road: 
Floods  of  tury  roll  before  him — • 
Who  can  meet  an  angry  God? 

Tremble,  sinners, 
Who  can  stand  before  his  rod? 

2  Lo,  he  comes  in  glory  shining: 

Saints,  arise  and  meet  your  king! 
Glorious  captain  of  salvation, 

Welcome,  welcome,  hear  them  sing! 
Shouts  cf  triumph 
Make  the  heavens  with  echoes  ring! 

3  Now  despisers,  look  and  wonder! 

Hear  the  dreadful  sound  c  depart,' 
Rattling  like  a  peal  of  thunder, 

Thro'  each  guilty  rebel's  heart! 
Lost  for  ever, 
Hope  and  sinners  here  must  part! 

4  Still  they  hear  the  awful  sentence, 

Hell  resounds  the  dreadful  roar; 
While  their  heartstrings  twine  with  anguish, 

Trembling  on  the  burning  shore!! 
Justice  seals  it — ■ 
Down  they  sink  to  rise  no  more! 

5  How  they  shrink,  with  horror  viewing 

Hell's  deep  caverns  op'ning  wide! 
Guilty  thoughts,  like  ghosts  pursuing, 

Plunge  them  down  the  rolling  tide! 
Now  consider, 
Ye  who  scorn  the  Lamb  that  died! 

6  Hark!  ten  thousand  harps  resounding! 

Form 'din  bright  and  grand  array: 

503  32 


JO  JUDGMENT. 

See  the  glorious  armies  rising, 

While  their  captain  leads  the  way! 
Heaven  before  them 
Opens  an  eternal  day. 


*  OV.   Judgment.     Matt.  xxiv.  32.  xxv.  31.-  -4f 

t   T  O,  he  comes,  the  King  of  glory, 
■"  With  his  chosen  tribes  to  reign; 
Countless  hosts  of  saints  and  angels 
Swell  the  mighty  conqu'ror's  train: 
Now  in  triumph, 
Sin  and  death  are  captive  led. 

2  See  the  rocks  and  mountains  rending, 

All  the  nations  fill'd  with  dread: 
Hark!  the  trump  of  God  proclaiming 

Thro'  the  mansions  of  the  dead, 

"  Come  to  judgment," 
Stand  before  the  Son  of  Man. 

3  Hear  the  chief  amon^  ten  thousand, 

Thus  address  his  faithful  few; 
"  Come,  ye  blessed  of  my  Father, 

Heaven  is  prepar'd  for  you: 
1  was  hungry,  I  was  thirsty, 
And  ye  minister'd  to  me." 

i  But  how  awful  is  the  sentence, 

"  Go  from  me,  ye  cursed  race, 
To  that  place  of  endless  torment, 

Never  more  to  see  my  face. 
1  was  hungry,  I  was  thirsty, 
Ye  to  me  no  mercy  show'd." 

5  Jesus,  save  a  trembling  sinner, 

While  thy  wrath  o'er  sinners  roll: 
In  this  gen'ral  wreck  of  nature, 

Be  the  refuge  of  my  soul:  [nings 

Jesus,  save  me,  Jesus  save  me,  when  the  light* 
Blaze  around  from  pole  to  pole. 
504 


eternity.  737,  738 

,    7  P.  M. 

fOt •  Luke  xiii.  2S 

1   ORE  tir  Eternal  Judge  descending— 
^   View  him  seated  on  his  throne! 
Now,  poor  sinner,  now  lamenting, 
Stand  and  hear  thy  awful  doom — 

Trumpets  call  thee! 
Stand  and  hear  thy  awful  doom. 
S  Hear  the  crirshe  now  is  venting", 
EillM  with  dread  of  fiercer  pain; 
While  in  anguish  thus  lamenting, 
That  he  ne'er  was  born  again, 

Greatly  mourning, 
That  he  ne'er  was  born  again. 

3  "  Yonder  sits  my  slighted  Saviour, 
With  the  marks  of  dying;  love; 
Oh,  that  1  had  sought  his  favour, 
When  I  felt  his  Spirit  move- 
Golden  moments, 
When  I  felt  his  Spirit  move." 

I  Now,  despisers,  look  and  wonder! 
Hope  and  sinners  here  must  part, 
Louder  than  a  peal  of  thunder, 

Hear  the  dreadful  sound,  "Depart!" 

Lost  for  ever, 
Hear  the  dreadful  sound,  "  Depart !* 

ETERNITY. 

1.    HAPPINESS  OF  THE  RIGHTEOUS, 

7oO  ,(518.)        C.    If. 

/  OO,  Tiie  heavenly  Canaan. 

1  rpHEUE  is  a  land  of  pure  delight, 
-*-    Where  saints  immortal  reign; 
Infinite  day  excludes  the  night, 
And  pleasures  banish  pain. 

505  2  Y 


?39  ETERNITY* 

2  There  everlasting  spring  abides, 
And  never-wilhVmg  flow'rs: 
Death,  like  a  narrow  sea,  divides 
This  heav'nly  land  from  ours. 

S  Sweet  fields,  beyond  the  swelling  flood, 
Stand  dress'd  in  living  green: 
So  to  the  Jews  old  Canaan  stood, 
While  Jordan  roll'd  between. 

4  But  tim'rous  mortals  start  and  shrink, 

To  cross  this  narrow  sea; 
And  linger,  shiv'ring  on  the  brink, 
And  fear  to  launch  away. 

5  O !  could  we  make  our  doubts  remove, 

Those  gloomy  doubts  that  rise; 
And  view  the  Canaan  that  we  love 
With  unbeclouded  eyes ! 

6  Could  we  but  climb  where  Moses  stood, 

And  view  the  landscape  o'er: 
Not  Jordan's  stream,  nor  death's  cold  flood, 
Should  fright  us  from  the  shore. 

7QQ  c  M- 

!  ou*  The  everlasting  Song. 

1  XI ARTH  has  engross'd  my  love  too  long  I 
■*-*  'Tis  time  I  lift  mine  eyes 

Upward,  dear  Father,  to  thy  throne, 
And  to  my  native  skies. 

2  There  the  blest  man,  my  Saviour,  sits; 

The  God !  how  bright  he  shines ! 
And  scatters  infinite  delights 
On  all  the  happy  minds. 

3  Seraphs,  with  elevated  strains, 

Circle  the  throne  around; 
And  move  and  charm  the  starry  plains 
With  an  immortal  sound. 

4  Jesus,  the  Lord,  their  harps  employs: — 

Jesus,  my  love  they  sing! 
506, 


fcTE  UNITY.  7^0 

Jesus,  the  life  of  both  our  joys, 
Sounds  sweet  from  every  String. 

5   Xow  let  me  mount  and  join  their  song, 
And  he  an  angel  too; 
My  heart,  my  hand,  my  ear,  my  tongue. 
Here's  joyful  work  for  you. 

G  I  would  begin  the  music  here, 
And  so  my  soul  should  rise: 
O  for  some  heavenly  notes  to  bear 
My  passions  to  the  skies! 

7  'I  here  ye  that  love  my  Saviour,  sit, 
There  1  would  fain  have  place, 
Among  your  thrones,  or  at  your  feet, 
So  I  might  see  "his  face. 

-  ,  n  C.  M. 

/  4U.    The  Glory  of  Christ  in  Heaven. 

1  f\  THE  delights,  the  heavenly  joys, 

"  The  glories  of  the  place 
Where  Jesus  sheds  the  brightest  beam' 
Of  his  o'erflowing  grace! 

2  Sweet  majesty  and  awful  love 

Sit  smiling  on  his  brow, 
And  all  the  glorious  ranks  above 
At  humble  distance  bow. 

3  Archangels  sound  his  lofty  praise 

Through  every  heavenly  street, 
And  lay  their  highest  honours  down 
Submissive  at  his  feet.  * 

4  This  is  the  man,  th'  exalted  man 

Whom  we  unseen  adore; 
Dill  when  our  eyes  behold  his  face, 
Our  hearts  shall  love  him  more. 

5  Lord,  how  our  souls  are  all  on  fire 

To  see  thy  bless'd  abode, 
Our  tjngu^s  rejoice  in  tunes  of  praise 
To  vjur  incarnate  God. 
$07 


741,  742  ETERNITY. 

C  And  whilst  our  kith  enjoys  this  sight 
We  long  to  leave  our  clay, 
And  wish  thy  fiery  chariots,  Lord, 
To  fetch  our  souls  away. 

7/11  L*  M* 

■  *  *'  View  of  Heaven. 

1  TIfHEN  faith  beholds  the  saints  above, 

**    And  hears  their  strains  of  Jesus'  lovej 
I  fain  would  fly  to  join  their  lays, 
And  sing  with  them  my  Saviour's  praise. 

2  But  can  my  soul  such  bliss  obtain, 
Whose  guilt  deserves  eternal  pain? 
Can  1  expect  his  face  to  see 
Throughout  a  vast  eternity  ? 

S  If  heaven  be  mine,  'tis  all  of  grace, 
I'll  praise  him  for  the  lowest  place; 
May  I  but  reach  within  the  door, 
My  anxious  soul  desires  no  more. 

A  c  There,  ye  that  love  my  Saviour,  sit, 
There  I  with  you  would  fain  have  place, 
Among  your  thrones  or  at  your  feet, 
So  I  might  see  his  lovely  face.' 

n     9  (510.)       C.  M. 

/<*-£.   The  delights  of  heaven  inconceivable, 

1  TVT  OR  eye  hath  seen,  nor  ear  hath  heard, 
-*-*   Nor  sense  nor  reason  known, 

What  joys  the  Father  has  preparM 
For  those  that  love  the  Son. 

2  But  the  good  Spirit  of  the  Lord 

Reveals  a  heav'n  to  come; 

The  beams  of  glory  in  his  word 

Allure  and  guide  us  home. 

3  Pure  are  the  joys  above  the  sky, 

And  all  the  region  peace; 
"No  wanton  lips,  nor  envious  eye, 
Can  see  or  taste  the  bliss, 
508 


ity.  T43 


. 

Pollution,  sin,  and  shame; 
None  shall  obtain  admittance  there, 
But  foll'wers  of  the  Lamb. 

5   He  keeps  the  Fathers  book  oflife; 
There  all  their  names  are  found; 
The  hypocrite  in  vain  shall  strive 
To  tread  the  bear'nly  ground 


743.  (513-)     c.  m. 

1  VE  golden  lamps  of  heav'n!  farewell, 

A    With  all  your  feeble  light, 
Farewell,  thou  ever-changing  moon 
Pale  empress  of  the  night! 

2  And  thou,  refulgent  orb  of  i 

In  brighter  flames  array 'd! 
My  -   ul,  which  springs  beyond  thy  sphere, 
N~o  more  demands  thine  aid. 

S  X"  stars  are  but  the  wining  dnet 
Of  my  divine  abode, 
The  pavement  of  those  heav'nly  courts, 
Where  I  shall  reign  with  God. 

i  The  Father  of  eternal  light 

Shall  there  his  beams  display; 
Nor  shall  one  moment's  darkness  mix 
With  that  unvary'd  day. 

5  Si  more  the  drops  of  piercing  grief 

Shall  swell  into  mine  eyes; 
Nor  the  meridian  sun  decline 
Amidst  those  brighter  skies. 

6  There  all  the  millions  of  his  sainti 

Shall  in  one  song  unite, 
And  each  the  bliss  of  all  shall  share 
With  infinite  deligh* 
509 


744,    145  ETERNITY 

744.  (515.)       C.  M. 

1  7VT0T  to  the  terrors  of  the  Lord, 
■*-"  The  tempest,  fire,  and  smoke; 
"Sot  to  the  thunder  of  that  word, 

Which  God  on  Sinai  spoke: 

2  But  we  are  come  to  Zion?s  hill, 

The  city  of  our  God, 
Where  milder  words  declare  his  will, 
Aud  spread  his  love  abroad. 

S  Behold  th'  innumerable  host 
Of  angels,  cloth 'd  in  light! 
Behold  the  spirits  of  the  just, 
Whose  faith  is  turned  to  sight? 

4  Behold  the  blest  assembly  there, 

Whose  names  are  writ  in  heav'n! 
And  God,  the  Judge  of  all,  declare 
Their  num'rous  sins  forgWn. 

5  In  such  society  as  this 

My  weary  soul  would  rest! 
The  man  that  dwells  where  Jesus  is, 
Must  be  for  ever  blest. 

~Ar-  (516.)      C.  M. 

'4J.  Anticipation  of  Heaven. 

1  j^OME,  Lord,  and  warm  each  languid  heart 
V'  Inspire  each  lifeless  tongue; 

And  let  the  joys  of  heav'n  impart 
Their  influence  to  our  song. 

2  Sorrow,  and  pain,  and  ev'ry  care, 

And  discord  there  shall  cease; 
And  perfect  joy  and  love  sincere 
Adorn  the  realms  of  peace. 

3  The  soul,  from  sin  for  ever  free, 

Shall  mourn  its  pow'r  no  more* 
But,  cloth 'd  in  spotless  purity, 
Redeeming  love  adore. 
510 


ETKRKITY.  746 

■  on  a  throne,  how  drizzling  bright, 
TIT  exalted  Saviour  shi 
And  beams  ineffable  delight 
( )n  all  tlif  lu-av'nly  mind-. 

5  Tli.iv  shall  the  foll'wera  of  the  Lamb 

Join  in  immortal  songs, 
And  endless  honours  to  his  name 
Employ  their  tuneful  tongues. 

6  Lord,  tune  our  hearts  to  praise  and  love, 

Our  feeble  notes  inspire; 
Till,  in  thy  blissful  courts  above, 
\>  ejoifl  th'  angelic  choir. 

7  1ft  L    M' 

•  *vJ.  Saints' employ  in  Heaven. 

Rev.  rii.  9—17. 

1  VXALTED  high  at  God's  right  hand, 
-*-^   Nearer  the  throne  than  cherubs  stand; 
With  glory  erown'd,  in  white  array, 

My  wond'ring  soul  says,  "Who  are  they1" 

2  These  are  the  saints,  belovM  of  God — 
Wash'd  are  their  robes  in  Jesus    nlood; 
More  spotless  than  the  purest  white, 
They  shine  in  uncreated  light. 

8  Brighter  than  angels,  lo,  they  shine, 
Their  glories  great,  and  all  divine; 
Tell  me  their  origin,  and  say 

Their  order  what,  and  whence  came  they? 

4  Thro' tribulation  great  they  came, 

They  bore  the  cross,  and  scorn'd  the  shame 

Within  the  Living  temple  blest, 

In  God  they  dwell,  and  on  him  rest. 

5  Unknown  to  mortal  ears  they  sing 
The  sacred  glories  of  their  king; 
Tell  me  the  subject  of  their  lays, 
And  whence  their  loud  exalted  praise? 

511 


747,   748  ETERNITY. 

6  Jesus,  the  Saviour,  is  their  theme; 
They  sing  the  wonders  of  his  name; 
To  him  ascribing  pow'r  and  grace, 
Dominion  and  eternal  praise. 

m  ?«  (520.)     L.   M. 

'  ^  '  •  Heaven  atone  can  satisfy  the  soul, 

1  "C1R0M  this  world's  joys  and  senseless  mirtv 
**-     O  come,  my  soul!  in  haste  retire; 
Assume  the  grandeur  of  thy  birth, 

And  to  thy  native  heav'n  aspire. 

2  'Tis  heav'n  alone  can  make  thee  blest, 

Can  ev'ry  wish  and  want  supply; 
Thy  joy.  thy  crown,  thy  endless  rest, 
Are  all  above  the  lofty  sky. 

3  Eternal  mansions!  bright  array! 

O  blest  exchange!  transporting  thought! 
Free  from  th'  approaches  of  decay, 
Or  the  least  shadow  of  a  spot. 

4  There  shall  mortality  no  more 

Its  wide  extended  empire  boast; 
Forgotten  all  its  dreadful  pow'r, 
In  life's  unbounded  ocean  lost. 

5  There  dwells  the  sov'reign  Lord  of  all, 

The  God  that  all  the  worlds  adore; 
AVith  whom  is  bliss  that  cannot  pall, 
And  joys  that  last  for  ever  more. 

7  i  «  R  M- 

/AO.  Heaven.     John  xi v.  2. 

1  TTIGH  in  yonder  realms  of  light, 
"•   Dwell  the  raptur'd  saiuts  above, 
Far  beyond  our  feeble  sight, 

Happy  in  Immanuel's  love! 

2  Pilgrims  in  this  vale  of  tears, 

Once  they  knew,  like  us  below, 
Gloomy  doubts,  distressing  fears, 
Tor'ting  pain,  and  heavy  wo. 
512 


ETK  UNITY.  N\ 

3  Hut  these  days  of  weeping  oVr, 

ft  it  this  Been    of  til  and  pain, 
They  shall  feel  distress  no  more, 
Never — never  weep  again! 

4  '.Mid  tue  chorus  of  the  skies, 

'Mid  th'  angelic  lyres  above, 

Hark — their  songs  melodious  rise, 

Songs  of  praise  to  Jesus'  love! 

5  Happy  Spirits!  ye  are  fled, 

Where  no  grief  can  entrance  find, 
Lull'd  to  rest  the  ac-ung  head, 

Sooth'd  the  auguL.'i  of  the  mind! 

ft  Ev'ry  tear  is  wip'd  away, 

Sighs  no  more  sliall  heave  the  breast 
Night  is  lost  in  endless  day — 
Sorrow — in  eternal  rest! 

7K)  L    M- 

•  *«J«  Jjonging  for  Glovy. 

1  T'M  bound  for  New  Jerusalem, 

•*■  Thither  my  best  beloved's  gone: 
The  righteous  branch  of  Jesse's  stem, 
Tis  he  I've  fi.iM  my  heart  upon. 

2  Fain  would  1  climb  above  the  skies, 
To  see  the  beauties  of  his  face; 
My  faith  would  into  vision  rise, 

And  hope  would  cease  in  his  embrace 

3  I  languish  with  extreme  desire, 
The  object  of  my  love  to  see, 

O  let  me  in  love's  flames  expire, 
That  i  may  with  my  Jesus  be. 

4  This  life's  a  pilgrimage  of  care; 
When  will  the  lumpy  season  come, 
That  I  shall  breathe  celestial  air, 
And  settle  in  mj  native  home? 

513 


750,  751  ETERXITY. 

2.    PUNISHMENT  OF  THE  WICKED. 

7  50.  ffe!L— Mark  ix.  48. 

1  "LTELL!  'tis  a  word  of  dreadful  sound; 
-"  It  chill8tlie  heart  and  shocks  the  ear$ 
It  spreads  a  sickly  damp  around, 

And  makes  the  guilty  quake  with  fear. 

2  Far  from  the  utmost  verge  of  day, 
Its  frightful,  gloomy  region  lies; 
Fierce  flames  amidst  the  darkness  play, 
And  thick  sulphureous  vapours  rise. 

3  Conscience,  the  never  dying  worm, 
With  constant  torture  gnaws  the  heart, 
And  wo  and  wrath,  in  ev'ry  form, 
Inflame  the  wounds,  increase  the  smart. 

4  The  wretches  rave,  o'erwhelm'd  with  wo, 
And  bite  their  everlasting  chains; 

But  with  their  rage  their  torments  grow, 
Resentment  but  augments  their  pains. 

5  Sad  world  indeed!  what  heart  can  bear, 
Hopeless,  in  all  these  pains  to  lie; 
Rack'd  with  vexation,  grief,  despair, 
And  ever  dying,  never  die ! 

C  '  Lord,  save  a  guilty  soul  from  hell, 

Who  seeks  thy  pard'ning,  cleansing  blood 

O  let  me  in  thy  kingdom  dwell, 

To  praise  my  Saviour  and  my  God." 

-.,  S.  M. 

/  u  1 .  The  final  Sentence  and  JMIsevy  ofth 

JFicked.    Matt  xxv.  41. 
1         \  XD  will  the  Judge  descend? 
J^*-  And  must  the  dead  arise* 
And  not  a  single  soul  escape 
His  all-discernin»  eyes! 
514 


DISMISSIONS   AND  DOXOLOGIES.     752 

V      And  from  his  righteous  lips 

Shall  this  dread  sentence  sound; 
And,  throu-h  the  numerous  guilty  throng, 
Spread  black  despair  around? 

3  « Depart  from  me,  accurs'd, 

■■.erlasting  flame, 

For  rebel-angels  first  prepar'd. 

Where  mercy  never  came.' 

4  How  will  my  heart  endure 
The  terrors  of  that  day; 

When  earth  and  heaven,  before  his  face, 
Astonish 'd,  shrink  away? 

5  Hut  ere  that  trumpet  shakes 
The  mansions  of  the  dead; 

Dark,  from  the  gospel's  cheering  sound, 
What  joyful  tidings  spread! 

G       Ye  sinners,  seek  his  grace, 
Whose  wrath  ye  cannot  bear; 
Fly  to  the  shelter  of  his  cross, 
And  find  salvation  there. 

7      So  shall  that  curse  remove, 
By  which  the  Saviour  bled; 
And  the  last  awful  day  shall  pour 
His  blessings  on  your  head. 


DISMISSIONS  AND  DOXOLOGIES. 

DISMISSIONS. 

752.  p.  m. 

1  T  ORD,  dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing— 
■*-*  Fill  our  hearts  with  joy  and  peace; 
Let  us  each,  thy  love  possessing, 
Triumph  in  redeeming  grace; 
Oh,  refresh  us! 
Traveling  through  this  wilderness. 
515 


753,  754       dismissions  and 

2  Thanks  we  give,  and  adoration, 

For  thy  gospel's  joyful  sound  ; 
-  May  the  fruils  of  thy  salvation 
In  our  hearts  and* lives  abound : 

May  thy  presence 
With  us  evermore  be  found. 

3  So,  whene'er  the  signal's  giv'n, 

Us  from  earth  to  call  away ; 
Borne  on  angels'  wings  to  heav'n, 
Glad  to  leave  our  cumb'rous  clay, 

May  wre,  ready, 
Rise  and  reign  in  endless  day ! 

7^Q  ...         L-  M- 

4  UOt       Dlsmissioji ,  or,  a  parting  Hymn. 

1  pHRISTIANS  and  brethren!  ere  we  part 
^  Join  ev'ry  voice  and  ev'ry  heart ; 

One  solemn  hymn  to  God  we'll  raise, 
One  final  song  of  grateful  praise. 

2  Christians !  we  here  may  meet  no  more, 
But  there  is  yet  a  happier  shore ; 

And  there,  released  from  toil  and  pain, 
Dear  brethren,  we  shall  meet  again. 

3  Now  to  our  God,  the  Three  in  One, 
Be  everlasting  glory  done  ; 

Raise  ye,  his  saints,  the  sound  again, 
Ye  nations,  join  the  loud  Amen. 

jy-j  L.    M. 

/  04.       The  Peace  of  God  sltall  keep,  fyc 

1  rriHE  peace  which  God  alone  reveals, 

-*-    And  by  his  word  of  grace  imparts, 
Which  only  the  believer  feels, 
Direct,  and  keep,  and  cheer  our  hearts. 

2  And  may  the  holy  Three  in  One, 
The  Father,  Word,  and  Comforter, 
Pour  an  abundant  blessing  down 
On  every  soul  assembled  here ! 

516 


OoxoLOGiES.        T55 — 758 

755.  p.  w. 

I  spills  GW  is  the  Goilwc  ad o re, 
•*■    Our  faithful,  unchangeable  friend 5 
Whose  ! ^'  is  hia  powV, 

And  neither  knows  measure  nor  end; 
Tia  7    ./ •,  the  first  and  the  last, 

Whose  Spirit  shall  guide  us  safe  home; 
\Y(  '11  praise  htm  for  all  that  is  past, 

And  trust  him  for  all  that's  to  come. 

--  .  s.  M. 

*  ,jy}'  Dismission. 

1       O^'*1  m  >re'  before  we  part, 
^  Great  God,  attend  our  pray'r; 
And  seal  the  gospel  on  the  heart 
\  *ry  person  here. 

I        V.nd  if  we  meet  no  more, 
On  Zion'a  holy  ground; 

we  reach  that  blissful  shore, 
Wliere  all  thy  saints  are  bound. 

7r)7  P.   M. 

'  °  '  •  At  parting.     2  Cor.  xiii.  14- 

1   "If  AY  the  ;_crace  of  Christ,  our  Saviour, 

-*■*-■•  And  the  Father's  boundless  love, 

With  the  Holy  Spirit's  favour, 
Rest  upon  »«s  from  above. 

4  Thus  may  we  abide  in  union, 
With  each  other  and  the  Lord: 
And  p  sett  communion, 

Joys  which  earth  cannot  atford. 

758.  (3*>)     P-  M- 

1  PT1HAXK.S  for  mercies  past  receive; 
-■-    Pardon  of  our  sins  renew; 
ii  us  henceforth  how  to  live, 
With  eternity  in  view. 
517 


759 — 761     dismissions  and 

2  Bless  thy  word  to  old  and  young; 

Grant  us,  Lord !  thy  peace  and  love; 
And  when  life's  short  course  is  run, 
Take  us  to  thy  house  above. 

«rq  (381.)       L.    M. 

lOih  The  Christian  farewell. 

1    npHY  presence,  everlasting  God  ! 

-*-   Wide  through  all  nature  spreads  abroad: 
Thy  watchful  eyes,  which  never  sleep, 
In  ev'ry  place  thy  children  keep. 

Q  While  near  each  other  we  remain, 
Thou  dost  our  lives  and  pow'rs  sustain, 
When  sep'rate,  we  rejoice  to  share 
Thy  counsels  and  thy  gracious  care. 

S  To  thee  we  now  commit  our  ways, 
And  still  implore  thy  heav'nlv  grace; 
Still  cause  thy  face  on  us  to  shine, 
And  guard  and  guide  us  still  as  thine. 

4  Giv«*,  us,  in  thy  .beloved  house, 
Again  to  pay  our  grateful  vows; 
Or,  if  that  joy  no  more  be  known, 
Give  us  to  meet  around  thy  throne. 

DOXOLOGIE5. 

760.  l.  M 

'pO  God  the  Father,  God  the*Son, 
-*-    And  God  the  Spirit,  Three  in  One, 
Be  honour,  praise,  and  glory  given, 
By  all  on  earth,  and  all  in  heaven. 

761.  cm. 

NOW  let  the  Father  arid  the  Son 
And  Spirit  be  ador'd, 
Where  there  are  works  to  make  him  knew  n, 
Or  saints  to  love  the  Lord. 
513 


doxologies.        762 — TG5 

rno  Father,  Sen.  and  Holy  Ghost, 
-*-    The  I  Jc, 

Ue  ev<  QOUT8  paid, 

ceforth,  1'  >:•  everm 

7G3.  c  m. 

rpO  God  il>.-  Father,  Cod  the  Son, 
■*     Yoar  cr  j  raise ; 

And  God  the  Spirit,  Three  in  one, 
Give  an  immortal  praise. 

701.  C.  M. 

\  LL  glory  to  th'  Eternal  Three, 
•■  ■*-    And  lindh  ided  One; 
To  Father,  Son,  and  Spirit,  be 

lal  honours  done. 

165.  p  m. 

■pATHER,  Son,  and  Holy  Spirit, 
J-     Thou  the  God  whom  we  adore; 

May  we  all  thy  love  inherit, 
To  thine  iniagv*  Hfl  restore; 

Vast  Eternal ! 
Praises  to  thee  evermore. 

/66.  s  M 

\"E  angels,  round  the  throne, 
-*       And  saints  I  hat  dwell  below, 
VTorshi])  the  Father,  praise  the  Son, 
And  hies,  the  Spiut  too. 


519 


33 


TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 


The  figures  crprcss  the  numbers  of  t-!ic  Hymns  as  they 
arc  arranged. 


ABSURD  and  vain  attempt!  to  bind 
Affliction  is  a  stormy  deep     - 
Ah,  what  can  I.  a  sinner, do 
Alas,  alas,  how  blind  I've  bet  n 
Ala?  :  and  did  my  Saviour  bleed 
AH  glory  ,r'  'he  Eternal  Three 
All-powerful,  self-existent  God 
All  ye  who  laugh  and  sport  with  death 
Almighty  Father,  gracious  Lord 
Amazing  sight  !  the  Saviour  stands 
Amil-t  a  world  of  hope?  and  fi  ars 
Amid  the  splendours  of  thy  state 
Am  I  a  soldier  of  the  erosa    - 
And  am  I  born  to  die      - 
And  ;un  I  only  horn  to  die 
And  art  ihou  with  us.  gracious  Lord 
And  is  the  gospel  peace  and  love  - 
And  1<  t  our  bodies  part 
And  let  this  feeble  body  fail 
.And  mu<t  this  body  die 
And  now  the  scales,  have  left  mine  eyes 
And  shall  we  still  be  slaves    - 
And  will  the  great  Eternal  God    - 
And  will  the  Judge  descend 
And  will  the  Lord  thus  condescend 
Angel,  roil  the  rock  away 
Another  fleeting  day  is  gone 
Another  six  days'  work  is  done 
Arise,  my  soul,  arise        - 
As  on  the  cross  the  Saviour  hung 
Assembled  at  thy  great  command 
As  pants  the  hart  for  cooling  springs 
Author  of  life  and  bliss 
Awake,  awake,  my  sluggish  soul  - 
Awake,  my  soul,  and  with  the  sun 
Awake,  my  soul,  in  joyful  lays     - 
Away  from  every  mortal  care 

BACKSLIDERS,  who  your  misery  feel 
Backward  with  humble  shame  we  look 
Band  of  brethren,  who  are  give  , 
Before  Jehovah's  awful  throne 
Behold  a  stranger  at  the  door 
Behold  I   long-uiih'd-for  spring 


TABLE   OF   FIRST  LINES. 

ftelu«ld,  O  Israel's  God  - 
Behold,  the  blind  their  sight  recti ve     - 
Behold  the  expected  time  draw  near    - 
Behold  the  amazing  sight      - 
Behold  the  Saviour  of  mankind    - 
Behold  the  wretch,  whose  lust  and  wine 
Behold  what  condescending  love  - 
Behold,  where  in  a  mortal  form    - 
Beside  the  gospel  pool    -         -         -         - 
Bleak  winter  is  subdu'd  at  length 
Bless'd  are  the  humble  souls  who  see    - 
Bless'd  are  the  undehTd  in  heart  - 
Bless'd  be  the  Father  and  his  love 
Blest  be  the  tie  that  binds        - 
Bless'd  is  the  man,  fur  ever  bless'd 
Blest  is  the  man  whose  heart  expands  - 
Bles3*d  Jesus,  when  my  soaring  thoughts 
Blest  Lord,  behold  the  guilty  scorn 
Bless'd  with  the  joys  of  innocence 
Blow  ye  the  trumpet,  blow     - 
Bright  as  the  sun's  meridian  blaze 
Bright  King  of  glory,  dreadful  God 
Bright  source  of  everlasting  love  - 
Brightest  and  best  of  the  sons  of  the  morn  in 
Brother  in  Christ,  and  well-beiov'd 
By  the  thoughtless  world  derided  - 
Bv  various  maxims,  forms,  and  rules    - 

('iHILDREX  of  the  heavenly  King  - 
J   Christ,  the  Lord,  is  risen  to-day    - 
Christians!  bx-ethren!  ere  we  part 
Come,  dearest  Lord,  and  feed  thy  sheep 
Come,  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost      - 
Come,  gracious  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove  - 
Come  hither,  all  ye  weary  souls"     - 
Come,  holy  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove 
Come,  humble  sinner,  in  whose  breast  - 
Come,  let  me  love,  or  is  my  mind  - 
Come,  let  our  mournful  songs  record     - 
Come,  let  us  join  our  cheerful  songs 
Come,  let  us  lift  our  voices  high    - 
Come,  Lord,  and  warm  each  languid  heart 
Come,  my  fond  fluttering  heart 
Come,  my  soul,  thy  suit  prepare   - 
Come,  said  Jesus'  sacred  voice 
Come,  Saviour  Jesus,  from  above 
Come  see  on  bloody  Calvary 
Come  sound  his  praise  abroad 
Come,  thou  fount  of  every  blessing 
Comfort,  ye  ministers  of  grace 
Come,  ye  "sinners,  poor  and  wretched   - 
Come,  ye  that  love  the  Lord    •  - 


TABLE  OF   FIRST   LINES. 

Cominc'd  of  sin,  men  now  begin 
Courage,  my  soul,  while  God  is  near    - 

DAY  of  judgment,  clay  of  wonders  - 
Dead  oe  my  heart  to  all  below 
Dearest  of  all  the  names  above 
D<  art  <t  Saviour,  help  thy  servant  - 
Dear  friend  of  friendless  sinners,  hear 
Dear  Jesus,  let  thy  pitying  eye 
Dear  Lord  my  best  desires  fulfil    - 
Dear  Saviour,  if  these  lambs  should  stray 
Dear  Shepherd  of  thy  people,  here 
Death  !  *iis  a  melancholy  day 
Deep  are  the  wound*  which  sin  has  made 
Depth  of  mercy  ]  can  there  be 
Do  not  I  love  thee,  ()  my  Lord 
Draw  near,  O  Son  of  God,  draw  near    - 
Dread  Sovereign,  let  my  evening-  song- 

EARLT,  my  God,  without  delay 
I   Earth  has  engrossM  my  love  too  long 
Eat,  drink,  in  memory  of  your  friend    - 
Ensla\  'd  by  sin,  and  bound  in  chains   - 
Equip  me  for  the  war    - 
Ere  the  blue  heavens  were  stretch'd  abroad 
Eternal  and  immortal  King  - 
Eternal  God,  almighty  eause 
Eternal  Power  1   whose  high  abode 
Eternal  Source  of  every  joy 
Eternal  Spirit,  source  of  light 
Eternal  Spirit,  'twas  thy  breath   - 
Eternal  Spirit,  we  confess      - 
Eternity  is  ju>t  at  hand  ... 

Every  fallen  soul,  by  sinning 
Every  moment  brings  me  nearer 
Exalted  high  at  God's  right  hand 
Exert  thy  pow'r,  thy  rights  maintain   - 

f.VWX  would  my  soul  with  wonder  trace 
Fairest  of  all  the  lights  above 
Pair  Sion's  King,  we  suppliant  bow 
Faith  adds  new  charms  to  earthly  bliss 
Far  from  affliction,  toil,  and  care 
Far  from  my  thoughts,  vain  world  begone 
Far  from  the  world,  O  Lord,  I  flee 
Far  from  thy  fold,  O  God,  my  feet 
Father  !  at  thy  call  I  come    - 
Father  divine,  the  Saviour  cried  - 
Father  divine,  thy  piercing  eye 
Father,  God.  who  seest  in  me 
Father,  how  wide  thy  glories  shine 
Father,  I  bless  thy  gentle  hand     - 
Father  of  faithful  Abra'm  hear    - 
f  ather  of  mercies;  bow  thine  ear 


TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 

Father  of  mercies,  in  thy  house    - 

Father  of  glory  !  to  thy  name 

Father  of  mercies,  God  of  love 

Father  of  mercies,  in  thy  word     - 

Father,  So  a,  and  Holy  Ghost 

Fathtr,  Son,  and  Holy  Spirit 

Firm  was  my  health,  my  day  was  bright 

For  a  season  eall'd  to  part      - 

For  ever  blessed  be  the  Lord 

From  his  low  bed  of  mortal  dust    - 

From  this  world's  joys  and  senseless  mirth 

GIVE  thanks  To  God  most  high  - 
Give  to  our  God  immortal  praise  - 
Give  to  the  Lord,  ye  sons  of  fame  - 
Give  to  the  winds  thy  fears     - 
Glorious  thing's  of  thee  are  spoken 
Glory  be  to  God  oil  high  - 

Glory  to  God  who  reigns  above 
Glory  to  thee,  my  Go  J,  this  night  - 
Go,  and  the  Saviour's  grace  proclaim  - 
Go,  friends  of  Jesus,  and  proclaim 
Go  through  the  gates,  'tis  God  commands 
Go,  ye  heralds  of  salvation      - 
Go,  ye  messengers  of  God      - 
God  from  the  throne  with  piercing  eyes 
God  is  a  name  my  soul  adores 
God  is  a  Spirit  just  and  wise  - 
God  is  the  refuge  of  his  saints 
God  moves  in  a  mysterious  way    - 
God,  my  supporter,  and  my  hope  - 
God  of  eternity,  from  thee 
God  of  my  life,  whose  gracious  pow'r    - 
God  of  my  life,  to  thee  belong 
God  of  my  life,  to  thee    -        -        -        - 
God  of  my  life^  look  gently  down  - 
God  of  my  mercy  and  my  praise   - 
God  ot  mercy !  God  of  grace 
God  of  our  lives,  thy  constant  care 
God  of  the  morning,  at  whose  voice     - 
God,  to  correct  the  world       - 
Grace!  'tis  a  charming  sound 
Gracious  Lord,  incline  thine  ear  - 
Great  God,  accept  our  songs  of  praise 
Great  God,  as  seasons  disappear  - 
Great  God,  at  whose  all-powerful  call 
Great  God,  how  infinite  art  thou  - 
Great  God,  indulge  my  humble  claim  - 
Great  God,  in  vain  man's  narrow  view 
Great  God  '.  my  early  vows  to  thee 
Great  God,  now  condescend 
Great  God  of  wonders,  all  thy  ways     - 
Great  God  I  the  nations  ot  the  earth    - 


TAKLE   OF   FIRST  LINES. 

Great  God,  we  sing  that  mighty  hand 
(inat  God !  what  hosts  of  angels  stand 
Great  Lord  of  all,  thy  matchless  power 
Brat  Lord  of  angels  2  we  adore  - 
Great  was  the  day,  tin-  joy  was  threat    - 

Greatest  of  beings,  source  oi  life 

Guide  me,  o  thou  great  Jehovah  - 

HAD  I  the  tongues  of  Gteeks  and  Jews  - 
Hail  boundless  love,  that  first  began     - 
Hail,  great  Creator,  w  ise  and  good 
Hail!  my  ever  blessed  Jesus  -       - 

Bail!  thou  once  despised  Jesus     - 
Happy  is  he  whose  early  years      - 
Happy  the  heart  where  graces  reign    - 
nappy  the  hours,  the  golden  days 
Happy  the  man  whose  wishes  climb 
Hark!  from  on  high  a  solemn  voice 
Hark  !  from  the  tombs  a  doleful  sound 
Hark  !    'tis  our  heavenly  leader's  voice 
Hark  !   'tis  the  Saviour's  voice  I  hear    - 
Hark,  my  soul,  it  i-  the  Lord         - 
Hark  !  the  glad  sound,  the  Saviour  comes     - 
Hark!   the  song  of  Jubilee     - 
Hark!  the  voice  of  love  and  mercy 
Hark  !   what  celestial  notes    -        -        -        - 
Hark  !  w  hat  triumphant  strains  are  these  - 
Hasten,  O  sinner,  to  be  wise  - 

He  dies,  the  friend  of  sinners  dies 
Hell !   'tis  a  word  of  dreadful  sound 
Here  at  thy  cross,  my  dying  God  - 
Here  at  thy  table,  Lord,  we  meet  - 
High  in  yonder  realms  of  light      - 
High  let  us  swell  our  tuneful  notes 
High  on  his  everlasting  throne      - 
Holy  and  reverend  is  the  name      - 
Holy  Ghost,  dispel  our  sadness       - 
Holv,  holy,  holy,  Lord    - 
Holy  Lord  God*!   I  love  thy  truth 
Bosanna  to  the  Son        - 
Hosanna  to  the  royal  Son       - 
Hosan:;a  with  a  cheerful  sound  • 

How  are  thy  servants  'Jicst,  O  Lord 
How  beauteous  are      -.1  feet 
How  blest  the  sac        »*e  that  binds 
How  can  a  sinnei    ..now  .... 

How  condescend  il;  and  how  kind 
How  do  thy  mercies  close  me  round 
How  great,  how  terrible,  that  God 
How  nappy,  gracious  Lord,  are  we 
How  happy  is  the  pilgrim's  lot  - 
How  long  shall  death,  the  tvrant,  reign 


TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 

How  lost  was  my  condition    - 

How  lovely,  how  divinely  sweet 

How  oft,  alas  !  this  wretched  heart 

How  sad  and  awful  is  my  state 

How  sad  our  state  by  nature  is 

How  shall  a  lost  sinner  in  pain 

How  shall  the  young*  secure  their  hearts 

How  shoi\  and  hasty  is  our  life 

How  sweet  tire  name  of  Jesus  sounds    - 

How  tedious  and  tasteless  the  hours 

How  vain  are  all  things  here  below 

How  various  and  how  new     - 

How  vast  is  the  tribute  I  owe 

I  AND  my  house  will  serve  the  Lord 
I  ask'd  the  Lord  that  1  might  grow 
I  hear  a  voice  that  comes  from  far 
I  know  that  my  Redeemer  lives    - 
I  love  the  Lord  ;  but  ah  !  how  far 
I  love  the  Lord  ;  he  heard  my  cries 
I  love  thy  Zion,  Lord     - 
I  love  to  steal  awhile  away    - 
I  saw  beyond  the  tomb  - 

I  send  the  joys  of  earth  away 
I  thirst,  but  not  as  once  I  did 
I  thirst,  thou  wounded  Lamb  of  God    - 
I  was  a  grovelling  creature  once  - 
I  would,  but  cannot  sing 
I'll  praise  my  Maker  whilst  I've  breath 
I'm  Dound  for  New-Jerusalem 
I  ray  Ebenezer  raise       - 
Indulgent  Father,  by  whose  care  - 
Indulgent  Father!  how  divine 
Indulgent  God  !  to  thee  I  raise     - 
Indulgent  God,  to  thee  we  pray    - 
Indulgent  sovereign  of  the  skies   - 
Infinite  grace  !  and  can  it  be 
In  glad  amazement,  Lord,  I  stand 
In  sleep's  serene  oblivion  laid 
In  songs  of  sublime  adoration  and  praise 
In  sweet  exalted  strains  - 

In  the  floods  of  tribulation    - 
In  thy  great  name,  O  Lord,  we  come    - 
In  vain  my  fancy  strives  to  paint 
In  vain  opposing  nations  rage 
In  vain  would  boasting  reason  find 
In  what  confusion  earth  appears  - 
Israel,  in  ancient  days    -   *    - 

JEHOVAH'S  grace,  how  Full,  how  free 
Jehovah  speaks,  "  Seek  ye  my  face,'* 
Jesus,  and  shall  it  ever  be 
Jesus,  full  of  all  compassion 
Jesusj  help  thy  fallen  creature      - 


TABLE  of   fibst   f.rxr.s. 

Jesus,  if  stHl  the  same  thou  art      -       -       -  271 

Jesus,  if  still  thou  art  to-day          ....  277 

Jesus  invites  his  saints   ------  510 

Jesus  is  gone  above  the  skies          -  517 

fesus,  lover  of  my  soul  ------  167 

Jesus,  nn  all,  to  heaven  is  ^one    -  449 

lesus,  nay  Lord,  bow  rich  thy  fcrace     -  665 

Jesus,  nay  Saviour,  and  my  God     -  419 

,'v  Saviour,  Brother,  Friend      -        -        -  343 

y  strength,  nay  hone         -        -       -        -  289 

Jesus,  our  triumphant  head    -----  152 

3eSus  shall  reign  where'er  the  sun         -        -       -  529 

lesus,  thou  dear  r  deeming  Lord  -        -        -       -  495 

Jesus,  thy  blessings  are  not  few     ...        -  201 

lesus,  thy  boundless  love  to  me     -  381 

lesus,  thy  wandering  sheep  behold       ...  556 

Join  all  the  glorious  names     -----  332 

Joy  to  the  world,  the  Lord  is  come          -         -         -  107 

Ju">t  o'er  the  grave  I  hung 675 

KINDRED,  and  Friends,  and  native  land        -  551 

Kindred  in  Christ,  for  his  d  ar  sake    -        -  64T 

LADEN  with  guilt-  and  lull  of  tears         -        -  ll 

Lamb  of  God  i  for  sinners  slain    -       -       -  279 

Lamb  of  God,  we  fall  hefore  thee           -         -         -  336 

Let  all  the  heathen  writers  join     -        -        -        -  5 

Let  all  w!id  truly  bvar 518 

Let  av'rice,  borne  from  shore  to  shore  -        -        -  4 

Let  carnal  minds  the  world  pursue        -        -        -  307 

Let  earth  and  heaven  agree   -----  329 

Let  ev'ry  ear  attend         ------  188 

Let  others  boa.^t  how  strong  they  be  75 

Let  Pharisees  of  high  esteem                    »  431 

Let  the  high  heavens  your  songs  invite  61 

Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  lie       -  65 

Let  thoughtless  thousands  choose  the  road    -        -  388 

Let  Zion's  watchmen  all  awake    -        -        -        -  567 

Life  is  a  span,  a  fleeting  hour         -  714 

Life  is  the  time  to  serve  the  Lord  -         -  217 

Lift  up  your  eyes,  ye  sons  of  light        -        -         -  681 

Like  Bartimeus,  we  are  blind        -  208 

L<>,  he  comes,  array'd  in  vengeance      -  735 

Lo  !  he  comes,  the  King  of  glory  -        -        -        -  736 

Lo  !  he  comes,  with  clouds  descending          -        -  731 

Lo,  what  a  pleasi.g  sight       -  434 

Long  as  I  live  I'll  bless  thy  name          -  52 

Lord,  all  I  am  is  known  to  thee     -  26 

Lord,  and  am  I  yet  alive         .....  341 

Lord  !  at  thy  ffeet  I  piostrate  fall  271 

Lord  !  at  thy  feet  in  dust  I  lie        -        -        -        -  290 

Lord,  at  thy  table  I  behold 524 


TABLF    (IK    FIRST   LINES. 

Lord  !  didst  thou  die,  but  not  for  me    - 
Lord,  dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing- 
Lord,  how  delightful  'tis  to  see      - 
Lord,  I  am  pain'd,  but  I  resign     - 
Lord,  I  am  thine,  entirely  thine     - 
Lord  !   I  am  vile,  eonceiv'd  in  sin 
Lord,  I  cannot  let  thee  go 
Lord,  in  the  days  of  youth     - 
Lord  of  my  life,  O  may  thy  praise 
Lord  of  the  Sabbath,  hear  our  vows 
Lord  of  the  worlds  above       - 
Lord,  send  thy  word,  and  let  it  fly 
Lord  !  shed  a  beam  of  heavenly  day     - 
Lord,  thou  hast  search'd  and  seen  me  through 
Lord,  thou  wilt  hear  me  when  I  pray    - 
Lord,  'tis  a  pleasant  thing  to  stand 
Lord,  we  come  before  thee  now      - 
Lord,  we  confess  our  num'rous  faults  - 
Lord,  what  a  thoughtless  wretch  was  I 
Lord,  what  our  ears  have  heard    - 
Lord,  what  was  man  when  made  at  first 
Lord,  when  together  here  we  meet 
Lord,  when  we  cast  our  eyes  abroad 
Love  divine,  all  love  excelling        ... 
Love  divine,  how  sweet  the  sound 

MAX  has  a  soul  of  vast  desires 
May  the  grace  of  Christ  our  Saviour  - 
Men  of  God,  go  take  your  stations 
Methinks  the  last  great  day  is  come 
Mistaken  souls,  that  dream  of  heaven   - 
Must  friends  and  kindred  droop  and  die 
My  bains  are  full,  my  storts  increase   - 
My  brethren;  from  my  heart  belov'd    - 
My  dear  Redeemer,  and  my  Lord 
My  drowsy  pow'rs,  why  sleep  ye  so 
My  Father  !  cheering  name  - 
My  flying  years  time  urges  on        - 
My  former  hopes  are  fled        - 
My  God  I  and  is  thy  table  spread 
My  God,  how  endle'ss  is  thy  love  - 
My  God,  my  life,  my  love      - 
My  God,  my  portion,  and  my  love 
My  God,  permit  me  not  to  be 
My  God,  the  spring  of  all  my  joys 
My  God,  thy  boundless  love  I  praise     - 
My  God,  th>  service  well  demands 
My  gracious,  loving  Lord       - 
My  heart,  how  dreadful  hard  it  is 
My  hope,  my  all,  my  Saviour  thou 
My  hope,  my  portion,  and  my  God 


TADLIi   OF   FIRST   LINKS. 

My  Lord  !  in  whose  presence  I  live      -        -  42J 

My  rising  soul,  with  strong  desires        -        -  383 

My  sone  tluill  bleta  the  Lord  of  all       -  ill 

My  soul  doth  magnify  the  Lord     -  363 

My  soul,  repeat  his  praise      .....  35 

My  soul,  the  awful  hour  will  come        ...  67ft 

My  s  »ul,  the  minutes  haste  away  -        ...  233 

My  spirit  looks  to  God  alone          ...  473 

My  thoughts  on  awful  subjects  roll       ...  726 

TV  O,  I'll  repine  at  death  no  more        ...  727 

11     Nor  eye  hath  seen,  nor  ear  hath  heard           -  742 

Not  all  tht  blood  of  beasts 320 

Not  all  the  nobles  of  the  earth       ....  368 

Not  by  the  law  of  innocence           -  318 

Not  from  relentless  fate's  dark  womb    ...  73 

Not  from  the  dust  affliction  grows         ...  453 

Not  to  the  tenon  of  the  Lord         ....  744 

Now  begin  the  heavenly  theme     ....  350 

Now  be  that  sacrifice  survey'd        ....  142 

Now,  Father,  Son,  and  Hoiy  Ghost       ...  659 

Now  from  the  altar  of  our  hearts  ....  637 

Now  I  have  found  the  ground  wherein         -        -  357 

Now  in  the  heat  of  youthful  blood          ...  653 

Now  is  th'  accepted  time         -  183 

Now  is  the  time,  th'  accepted  hour        ...  230 

Now   let  our  drooping  hearts  revive       -         •        -  578 

Now  let  our  hearts  conspire  to  raise      ...  667 

Now  let  the  Father,  and  the  Son    -        -        -        -  761 

Now  let  us  raise  our  cheerful  strains      ...  159 

Now  the  shades  of  night  are  gone          ...  623 

Now  we  hail  the  happy  daw  ning    -         -         -         -  586 

(\    BLESS  the  Lord,  my  soul      ....  53 

/   O  could  I  find  some  peaceful  bow'r      -        -  401 

O  could  I  speak  the  matchless  worth      ...  326 

O  for  a  glance  of  heavenly  day       -  253 

O  for  that  tenderness  of  heart        ....  250 

O  God  of  Jacob,  by  whose  hand     -  437 

O  God  of  Zion  !  from  thy  throne  -         ...  579 

O  God  to  whom  in  flesh  reveafd  ....  303 

O  happy  soul,  that  fives  on  high *>        ...  360 

O  Lord,  a:  other  day  is  flown         ....  633 

O  Lo;d,  my  God,  in  mercy  turn     -  266 

O  Lord,  our  languid  souls  inspire          ...  493 

O  love  divine,  how  sweet  thou  art                   -         -  324 

O  love  divine!  what  hast  thou  done      -  330 

O  my  soul,  what  means  this  sadness      ...  399 

O  that  I  could  repent    -                                                 -  249 

O  that  I  tould  repent    -                                                 -  252 

O  that  I  had  a  seraph's  fire 340 


TABLE   OF   FIRST    LINES 

O  that  I  knew  the  sacred  place 

O  that  I  were  as  heretofore    - 

O  that  I  were  as  heretofore   - 

O  that  my  load  of  sin  were  gone    - 

O  that  the  Lord  would  guide  my  ways 

O  the  delights,  the  heavenly  joys  -    "    - 

O  the  delights,  the  heavenly  joys  - 

O  thou  before  whose  gracious  throne    - 

O  thou  God  of  my  salvation  - 

O  thou  that  hear'st  when  sinners  cry    - 

O  thou  that  dost  in  secret  see 

O  thou  who  this  n.y:terious  bread 

O  thou,  whose  beams  serenely  bright    - 

O  thou,  whose  tender  mercy  hears 

O  'tis  enough,  I  ask  no  more 

O  what  a  pleasure  'tis  to  see  - 

O  what  amazing  words  of  grace    - 

O  when  wilt  thou  my  Saviour  be  - 

O  Zion,  when  I  think  of  thee 

O'er  those  gloomy  hi'is  of  darkness 

Of  ail  tke  joys  we  mortals  know    - 

Of  him  who  did  salvation  bring    - 

Oft  as  the  bell,  with  solemn  toll     - 

Oh  could  I  find  from  day  to  day    - 

Oh  for  a  closer  walk  with  God 

Oh  for  a  thousand  tongues  to  sing 

Oh,  how  divine,  how  sweet  the  joy 

Oh,  if  my  soul  was  fornvd  for  wo  - 

Oh  may  the  pow'r  which  melts  the  rock 

Oh,  that  the  Lord  would  hear  my  cry  - 

Oit,  turn,  great  Ruler  of  the  skies 

Oh  what  stupendous  mercy  shines 

Oh  where  shall  rest  be  found 

Omnipresent  God,  whose  aid 

On  Jordan's  stormy  banks  I  stand 

On  Judah's  plains  as  shepherds  sat 

On  the  brink  of  fiery  ruin      - 

On  the  mountain's  top  appearing  - 

On  this  sweet  morn  my  Lord  arose 

On  thee,  great  Ruler  of  the  skies  - 

Once  more,  before  we  part     - 

Once  more  my  eyes  behold  the  day 

Once  more  my  soul  the  rising  day 

Once  more  we  keep  the  sacred  day 

One  there  is,  above  all  others 

Our  country  is  Immanuel's  ground 

Our  days,  alas  !  our  mortal  days  - 

Our  Father,  thron'd  above  the  sky       • 

Our  Lord  is  risen  from  the  dead    - 

Our  Sabbaths  come  so  welcome  on 

Our  souls  with  pleasing  wonder  view   - 


TABLE  OP    Flit  ST  LINKS. 

PARENT  of  good  !  thy  works  of  might  - 
Paschal  Lamb,  by  God  appointed   • 
Peace  be  on  this  house  bestow  d    ... 
Peace!  the  welcome  sound  proclaim    - 
Pity  the  nations,  O  our  God  - 
Plung'd  in  a  gulf  of  dark  despair 
Poor,  weak,  ami  worthless,  though  I  am 
naise,  happy  laiid,  Jehovah's  name 
Braise  re  the  Lord,  who  reigns  above  - 
Pray'r  i<  the  soul's  sincere  desire  - 
Pray'r  was  appointed  to  convey    - 
Heeious  Bible !  what  a  treasure  - 
Proclaim,  said  Christ,  God's  wondrous  grace 
Rostrate,  dear  Jesua,  at  thy  trot  - 
Proud  Babylon  yet  waits  her  doom 

RAISE,  thi  ughtleas  sinner,  raise  thine  eye 
Raise  your  triumphant  songs 
Rejoice  in  God,  the  word  commands    - 
Rejoice,  tin  Saviour  reigns  -        - 
Rejoice,  ye  shining  worlds  on  high 
Return,  my  roving  heart,  return  • 
Return,  O  wanderer,  return         ... 
Rock  of  ages,  skelter  me  -  '     - 

SAFELY  through  another  week 
Salvation,  O  the  joyful  sound 
Saviour,  canst  thou  love  a  traitor  - 

■aviour,  visit  thy  plantation  -       ... 
■ay,  sinner,  hath  a  voice  within    ... 
See,  from  Zioii's  sacred  mountain 
See,  gracious  God,  before  thy  throne    - 
■be  how  the  rising  sun  - 
See  Israel's  gentle  Shepherd  stand 
See  th*  Eternal  .ludge  descending 
Be  what  a  living  stone  -       - 
Self  righteous  souls,  on  works  rely 
Shall  atheists  dare  insult  the  cross 
Shepherd  of  Israel,  bend  thine  ear 
Shepherd  of  Israel,  thou  didst  lead 
Shepherd  of  Israel,  thou  dost  keep 
Shepherd  of  souls,  if  thou  indeed 
Shine  on  our  souls,  eternal  God     - 
Show  pity,  Lord,  O  Lord,  forgive 
Since  Jesus  freely  did  appear         - 
Since  we  are  call'd  to  part     - 
Sjng  to  the  Lord,  who  loud  proclaims 
Sin  hath  a  thousand  treacherous  arts    - 
Sinners,  approach  your  dying  Lord 
Sinner,  art  thou  still  secure  - 
Sinners  !  the  voice  of  God  regard 
Sinners,  this  solemn  truth  regard 


TABLE   OF  FIRST  LINES 

Sinners,  will  you  scorn  the  message 
Smote  by  the  law,  I'm  justly  slain 
So  let  our  lips  and  lives  express     - 
Some  seraph  lend  your  heavenly  tongue 
Songs  of  immortal  praise  belong  - 
Sovereign  Ruler,  Lord  of  all 
Sovereign  Rule*  of  the  skies 
Spirit!   leave  thine  house  of  clay 
S;ay,  thou  insulted  Spirit,  stay 
Stern  winter  throws  his  icy  chains 
Stop,  poor  sinner,  stop  and  think  - 
Stoop  down,  my  thoughts,  that  us'd  to  rise 
Stretch'd  on  the  cross,  the  Saviour  dies 
Stricken,  smitten,  and  afflicted     - 
Supreme  High-priest,  the  pi  grim's  light 
Sure  the  blest  Comforter  is  nigh    - 
Sweet  is  the  mem'ry  of  thy  grace 
Sweet  is  the  work,  my  God,  my  King  - 
Sweet  the  moments,  rich  in  blessing 
Sweet  was  the  time  when  first  I  felt 

TEACH  me  the  measure  of  my  days 
Tell  me  no  more  of  earthly  toys     - 
Terrible  thought !  shall  I  alone    - 
Thanks  for  mercies  past  receive    - 
That  awful  hour  will  soon  appear  - 
The  Christian  navigates  a  sea 
The  darken 'd  sky,  how  thick  it  lowr's  - 
The  day  is  past  and  gone        - 
The  eagle  fond  her  charge  awakes 
The  gold  and  silver  are  the  Lord's 
The  grave  is  now  a  favour'd  spot  - 
'The  hour  of  my  departure's  come 
The  King  of  heaven  his  table  spreads  - 
The  Lord,  how  fearful  is  his  name 
The  Lord  in  Zion  plac'd  his  name 
The  Lord  is  risen  indeed       - 
The  Lord  of  earth  and  sky     - 
The  Lord  of  life,  with  glory  crown'd  - 
The  Lord  my  pasture  shall  prepare 
The  Lord,  who  truly  knows  - 
The  Lord  will  happiness  divine     - 
The  man  is  ever  blest    - 
The  morning  flow'rs  display  their  sweets 
The  mighty  deep  gives  up  her  trust 
The  new-born  child  of  gospel  grace 
The  peace  which  God  alone  reveals 
The  promises  I  sing       - 
The  Saviour  calls,  let  ev'ry  ear    - 
The  spacious  firmament  on  high 
The  Spirit  breathes  upon  tl*e  word 


The  spring,  great  God,  at  thy  command 

The  sua  is  fast  desc<  m!i.:£     - 

The  time  is  shor*,  the  season  near 

The  wandering  -ty,  and  fleeting  wind 

Thee  we  adore,  ime 

Thee  we  adore,  Bu  rml  word 

There  is  a  fountain  filPd  with  blood 

There  i<  a  glorious  world  on  high 

There  is  a  house  not  made  with  hands 

There  is  a  land  of  pure  delight     - 

There  is  a  voice  of  sovereign  grac< 

They  that  have  .made  their  refuge  God 

This  feast  was  Jesus1  high  behest 

This  God  is  the  God  we  adore 

This  is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made 

This  i>  the  feast  of  heavenly  wine 

Thou  art  my  portion,  O  my  God  - 

Thou  art,  O  God.  a  Spirit  pure    - 

Thou  God  of  glorious  majesty 

Thou  great  mysterious  God  unknown  - 

Thou  hidden  God  for  whom  1  groan    - 

Thou  man  of  griefs,  remember  me 

Thou  Shepherd  of  Isfael  divine    - 

Though  in  the  earthly  church  below    - 

Though  nature's  voice  you  must  obey  - 

Through  al!  the  various  shifting  scene 

Through  shades  and  solitudes  profound 

Through  sorrow's  night,  and  danger's  path 

Thus  did  the  pious  Abraham  pray 

Thus  far  the  Lord  has  led  me  on 

Thus  spake  the  Saviour,  when  he  sent 

Thy  ceaseless  unexhausted  love    - 

Thy  life  1  read,  my  dearest  Lord  - 

Thy  presence,  everlasting  God 

Thy  presence,  gracious  God,  afford 

Thy  way,  O  God,  is  in  the  sea 

Thy  ways,  O  Lord,  with  w  ise  design 

'Tis  a  point  I  Ion?  to  know    - 

Tjs  by  the  faith  of  joys  to  come  - 

'Lis  finish'd  !   so  the  Saviour  cried 

Tl  is  hard  from  those  we  love  to  go 

'lis  midnight,  and  on  Olive's  brow 

'Tis  my  happiness  below 

JTis  sweet  to  rest  in  lively  hope    - 

'  lis  wisdom,  mercy,  love  divine   - 

To  calm  the  sorrows  of  the  mind  - 

To-daj  the  Saviour  rose 

To-day  we  lay  the  corner-stone     - 

To  Lather,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost - 

To  God  the  Father,  God  'the  Son 

To  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son 


TABLE  OF  FIRST  LIKES. 

To  God  the  only  wise    - 

To  God  the  universal  King   - 

To  languish  for  his  native  air 

To  our  Redeemer's  glorious  name 

To  praise  the  ever  bounteous  Lord 

To  thee  let  my  first  offerings  rise 

To  thee,  O  God.  my  prayer  ascends 

To  thy  great  name,'  O  Prince  of  peace 

To  your  Creator  God     .... 

'Twas  by  an  order  from  the  Lord 

'Twas  fur  our  sake,  eternal  God   - 

'Twas  God  who  hurl'd  the  rolling-  spheres 

'Twas  in  the  watches  of  the  night 

'Twas  on  that  dreadful,  doleful  night  - 

UNCERTAIN  how  the  way  to  find  - 
Upward  I  lift  mine  eyes 
"VTAIX  man,  on  foolish  pleasures  bent 

v      Vast  are  thy  works,  Almighty  Lord 
Vital  spark  of  heavenly  Maine 
YA/£  lift  DUf  hearts  to  thee 

V  $     We  sing  the  almighty  power  of  God 
We  si»g  the  wise,  the  gracious  plan 
Weary  of  wandering  from  my  God 
Welcome,  thou  well  belov'd  of  God 
Welcome,  welcome,  blessed  servant 
Welcome,  welcome,  dear  Redeemer 
Welcome,  ye  hopeful  heirs  of  heav'n    - 
Well,  the  Redeemer's  gone    - 
We've  no  abiding  city  here    - 
What  are  possessions,  fimie,  and  pow'r 
What  cheering  words  are  these     - 
What  contradictions  meet     - 
What  could  your  Redeemer  do      - 
What  C'^ual  "honours  shall  we  bring 
What  heavenly  man,  or  lovely  God 
Wlmt  it  death" my  sleep  invade     - 
What  is  our  God,  or  what  his  name 
What  is  the  thing  of  greatest  price 
What  is  this  passing  scene     - 
What  language  now  salutes  the  ear 
What  mean  these  jealousies  and  fears  - 
What  scenes  of  horror  and  of  dread     - 
"What  sinners  value  I  resign 
What  strange  perplexities  arise    - 
What  thousands  ne-»er  knew  the  road  - 
What  various  hind 'ranees  we  meet 
When  any  turn  from  Zion's  way  - 
When  at  a  distance,  Lord,  we  trace 
When  bending  o'er  the  brink  of  life    - 
When  blooming  youth  Is  snatch'd  away 


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When  darkness  long  has  veil'd  my  mind 
When  death  appears  before  my  sight  - 
When  faith  beholds  the  saints  above     - 
When  frowning  death  appears 
When  gloomy  thoughts,  and  fears 
When  God's  own  people  stand  in  need 
Wlicn  (iod  reveal'd  his  gracious  name 
When  heaven  does  grant,  at  certain  times 
When  1  can  read  my  tit  I*-  clear    - 
When  I  survey  the  wondrous  cross 
When  in  dark  and  dreadful  gloom 
When  in  the  light  of  faith  divine  - 
When  Israel  through  the  desert  pass'd 
When  Jesus  dwelt  in  mortal  clay  - 
When  languor  and  disease  invade 
When  life's  tempestuous  storms  are  o'er 
When  marshall'd  on  the  nightly  plain 
When  mortal  man  resigns  his  breath 
When  night  descends  in  sable  guise 
When,  O  dear  Jesus,  when  shall  I 
When  Paul  was  parted  from  his  friends 
When  rising  from  the  bed  of  death 
When  the  poor  leper's  case  I  read 
Whence  has  the  world  her  magic  pow'r 
Where  are  the  dead  ?.     In  heaven  or  hell 
Where  shall  the  tribes  of  Adam  find 
Where  two  or  three  together  meet 
Where  two  or  three,  with  sweet  accord 
Wherefore  should  man,  frail  child  of  clay 
While  justice  waves  her  vengeful  hand 
While  o'er  our  guilty  land,  O  Lord 
While  on  the  verge  of  life  I  stand 
While  thee  I  seek,  protecting  Pow'r     - 
While  to  the  grave  our  friends  are  borne 
Why  do  we  mourn  departing  friends    - 
Why  should  a  living  man  complain 
Why  should  this  earth  delight  us  so 
Why  should  we  start  and  fear  to  die 
Why  sinks  my  weak  desponding  mind 
Why  wiH  ye  lavish  out  your  years 
Will  the  pardoning  God  despise  • 
Winter  has  a  joy  for  me  •        • 

With  ecstasy  of  joy        .... 
With  eye  impartial,  heaven's  high  King 
With  grateful  hearts  and  tuneful  lavs - 
With  heavenly  pow'r,  O  Lord,  defend 
With  melting  heart,  and  weeping  eyes 
"\\  ith  tears  ot  anguish  I  lament    - 
Worthy  is  he  that  once  was  slain  -        • 

YE  followers  of  the  Trince  of  Peace 
Ve  golden  lamps  of  heaven,  farewell 


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Yc  hearts,  with  youthful  vigour  warm 

Ye  humble  souls,  approach  your  God 

Ye  humble  souls,  that  seek  the  Lord 

Ye  messengers  of  Christ 

Ye  saints,  proclaim  abroad   - 

Ye  servants  of  the  Lord 

Ye  sons  of  Adam,  vain  and  young 

Ye  sons  of  men,  in  sacred  lays 

Ye  trembling  souls  !  dismiss  your  fears 

Ye  who  in  former  days  - 

Ye  workl3  of  light,  that  roll  so  near 

Ye  wretched,  hungry,  starving  poor 

Yes,  there  are  joys  that  cannot  die 

Yea,  the  Redeemer  rose 

Ye«  I  we  tnwt  the  day  is  breaking 


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FORMULA 

FOR   THE 

GOVERNMENT   AND   DISCIPLINE 

OF   THE 

EVAN.  LUTHERAN  CHURCH. 
CHAPTER  L 

PRELIMINARY    PRINCIPLES. 

Section  I.  We  believe  that  from  an  examination 
of  the  works  of  nature  and  the  course  of  events,  we 
may  derive  evidence  of  the  existence  of  God  and 
the  prominent  truths  of  natural  religion.* 

Sec.  II.  But  that  the  evidence  ofnatural  religion 
is  not  such,  as  to  afford  us  a  satisfactory  knowledge 
of  the  nature  of  God  and  our  relation  to  him  ;  nor 
its  influence  sufficient  to  urge  us  to  duty  ;t  and  that 
therefore  a  farther  revelation  from  God  is  desirable. 

Sec.  III.  We  believe  that  such  a  revelation  God 
has  given,  at  sundry  times  and  in  divers  manners 
unto  the  fathers,  and  in  later  days  by  his  Divine  Son 
Jesus  Christ,  and  his  inspired  servants  ;t  and  that 
this  revelation  is  contained  in  the  books  known  in 
protestant  Christendom,  as  the  01d§  and  New  Tes- 
tament ;  that  every  individual  is  bound  to  receive 
this  as  his  infallible  rule  of  faith  and  practice,  and  to 
be  governed  by  it.  1 1 

Sec.  IV.  We  hold  that  liberty  of  conscience  and 
the  free  exercise  of  private  judgment  in  matters  of 

*  Rom.  i.  20.  f  Acts  iv.  12.  Rom.  iii.  1,  2.  X  Heb. 
t.  1,  2.         $  2  Tim.  iii.  16.  '|  John  v  3D.    Acti  xvi* 

11.    John  xiv.  16,  17. 


4  FORMULA  OF 

religion,  are  natural  and  unalienable  rights  of  men, 
of  which  no  government,  civil  or  ecclesiastical  can 
deprive  us.* 

Sec.  V.  As  order  is  necessary  to  the  prosperity 
of  every  associate  body,  and  as  Jesus  Christ  has  left 
no  entire,  specific  form  of  Government  and  Disci- 
pline for  his  church;  it  is  the  duty  of  every  indi- 
vidual Church  to  adopt  such  regulations  as  appear 
to  them  most  consistent  with  the  spirit  and  precepts 
of  the  New  Testament,  and  best  calculated  to  sub- 
serve the  interests  of  the  church  of  Christ. 

Sec.  VI.  And  as  men  exercising  the  right  of 
private  judgment,  agree  in  the  opinion,  that  Chris- 
tianity requires  a  social  connexion  among  its  pro- 
fessors, and  as  experience  proves  that  men  will  differ 
in  some  of  their  views  of  doctrine  and  discipline ; 
and  as  too  much  difference  of  opinion  would  be 
prejudicial  to  the  objects  of  the  association ;  there- 
fore reason  dictates  that  those  of  similar  views 
should  associate  together,  that  it  is  their  duty  to  re- 
quire for  admission  to  church-membership  among 
them,  or  for  induction  into  the  sacred  office,  and  for 
continuance  in  either,  such  terms  as  they  deem  most 
accordant  with  the  precepts  and  spirit  of  the  Bible. 

Sec.  VII.  Upon  the  broad  basis  of  these  princi- 
ples, was  the  Evangelic  Lutheran  Church  founded 
immediately  after  the  Reformation.  Adhering  to 
the  same  principles,  the  Church  in  America  is  go- 
verned by  three  Judicatories :  the  Council  of  each 
individual  Church,  the  District  Synods  consisting 
of  aL  the  clergy  and  an  equal  number  of  laymen 
from  a  particular  district  of  country,  and  one  Gen- 
eral Synod  formed  by  representatives  from  all  the 
different  Synods  of  the  Lutheran  Church.  The 
ratio  of  clerical  and  lay-representatives  is  determin- 
ed in  the  Constitution  of  the  General,  Synod  ; 
and  the  powers  of  this  body  are  only  those  of  an 
Advisory  Council, 

*  Rom.  ii.  13.  15,  and  others.  Dan.  vi.  1,  23.  Acif 
lv.19 


THE  LUTHERAN  CHURCH.      0 

CHAPTER  II. 

OF  THE  CHURCH. 

PART  I. 

CF  THE   INVISIBLE  CHURCH. 

Sec.  I.  The  true  or  invisible  Church  of  Chri^ 
is  the  collective  body  of  all*  those  of  every  religioui 
denomination  in  the  world,  who  are  in  a  state  of 
grace.t 

//.  The  true  Church  of  Christ  is  a  spiritual! 
society,  consisting  of  members  whose  qualifications^ 
are  spiritual,  and  who  are  associated  for  spiritual 
purposes. II 

HI.  It  is  a  catholic  or  universal^"  society  :  its 
members  not  being  confined  to  any  particular  nation 
or  religious  denomination. 

PART  II. 

OF  THE   EXTERNAL   OR   VISIBLE   CHURCH. 

Sec.  I.  The  visible  church  is  the  collective 
body  of  those  who  profess  the  Christian  religion; 
consisting  of  all  those  who  have  been  admitted  to 
membership  by  baptism,**  and  have  not  been  de- 
prived of  it  by  excommunication. 

//.  Of  this  society  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus 
Christ  is  the  true  and  only  head  ;tt  having  neither 
abandoned  Ins  church  nor  appointed  any  vicar  in 
his  stead. 

HI.  As  the  spirit  of  Christianity  leads  its  posses- 
tors  to  social  intercourse  It  with  each  other  ;  and  as 
•uch  a  connexion  is  essential  to  the  accomplish- 

*  Eph.  iv.  1. 7.  t  Matt.  vii.  21.  xii.  50.     Acts  x.  35. 

t  John  xviii.  3G.  $  1  John  iv.  13.  ||  Eph.  iv.  12. 

1  Thegs.  v.  11.  in  Cor.  i.  2.  John  x.  16.    Rom  xii.  4. 

Eph.  iv.  4.  6.        **  Matt,  xxviii.  19.       tt  Eph.  v.  23,  24. 
i  22.        XX  John  xiii.  34  35.    Eph.  iv.  3.  v  iy 


6  FORMULA  OF 

ment  of  the  object  of  the  christian  church ;  and  a* 
such  a  relation  can  subsist  only  among  persons  of 
contiguous  residence ;  therefore  christians,  living 
near  together  have,  from  the  time  of  the  Apostles,* 
formed  themselves  into  societies  for  the  better  at- 
tainment of  the  objects  of  the  christian  institution. 
And  every  society  participates  in  the  duties  of  the 
whole  church. 

IV.  It  is  the  duty  of  every  such  society  and  of 
the  visible  church  at  large,  to  have  the  word  and 
sacraments  administered  in  their  purity,1  to  give  an 
adequate  and  just  support  to  the  pastor  or  pastors 
who  minister  unto  them,  to  provide  for  the  perpetua- 
tion of  an  able  and  faithful  ministry,t  and  to  endea- 
vour to  propagate  the  gospel  to  the  ends  of  the 
earth.§ 

V.  It  is  the  duty  of  the  church  to  watch  over  the 
purity  and  faithfulness  of  her  members.!! 

VI.  The  jurisdiction  of  the  church  is  purely 
spiritual ;  it  ought  to  have  no  connexion  with  the 
civil  government, IT  neither  ought  its  decisions  be 
enforced  by  the  arm  of  civil  power. 

VII.  The  power  of  the  church  is  purely  declara- 
tive, whether  exercised  by  an  individual  church- 
council,  or  by  any  other  ecclesiastical  judicatory; 
;  e.  the  Bible  is  their  juridical  code,  and  their  de- 
cisions are  valid  only  because  founded  on  scripture. 

VIII.  The  visible  church  is  not  an  association 
to  which  we  may  belong  or  not  at  our  option ;  but 
it  is  the  duty  of  every  one  who  has  an  opportunity, 
to  be  a  faithful  member  of  it.** 

*  Acts  ii.  41.    1  Thess.  ii.  14.    Gal.  i.  22.  t  1  Tim. 

iv.  G.  vi.  3.  5.  Gal.  i.  8,  9.  J  Tit.  i.  5.  2  Tim.  ii.  2, 
$  Matt,  xxviii.  19,  20.  I|  1  Cor.  v.  7.  13.  IT  John  xviil 
30.       **  Matt,  xxviii.  19.  xi.  28,  29 


TIIK  LUTHERAN  CHURCH. 


CHAPTER  III. 

OF  THE  OFFICERS  OF  THE  CHURCH 

OF  PASTORS. 

I.  Our  Lord  and  Saviour  himself  instituteo 
the  clerical  office  in  the  New  Testament  churchr 
and  made  it  of  perpetual  standing.*  The  persona 
filling  this  office,  are  in  scripture  designated  by  dif- 
ferent names,  as  bishop,  presbyter  or  elder,  &c.t 
indicative  of  the  duties  of  the  office.  All  these  are 
by  divine  right  of  equal  rank,t  and  their  duties  are 
principally  these  :  to  expound  the  word  of  God,  to 
conduct  the  public  worship  of  God$  to  administer  the 
sacraments  of  the  churchy  and  to  admonish  men  of 
Viar  duties,^  as  well  as  by  all  proper  means,  public 
and  private,  to  edify  the  church  of  Christ. 

//.  Those  other  officers  who  were  endowed 
with  miraculous  gifts,  and  whose  instrumentality 
Christ  used  in  first  forming  the  church,  were  extra- 
ordinary and  of  temporary  standing. 

III.  Pastors  are  amenable  for  their  conduct  to 
the  Synod  to  which  they  belong;  and  that  Synod  is 
the  tribunal  which  has  the  entire  jurisdiction  over 
them :  excepting  in  those  cases,  where  a  regular  ap- 
peal is  obtained  to  the  General  Synod,  agreeably  to 
Art.  iii,  sec.  v.  1,  2.  of  the  Constitution  of  General 
Synod. 

IV.  No  minister  shall  knowingly  grant  to  a 
member  of  another  congregation  any  privileges  of 
the  church,  which  would  be  denied  to  said  member 
by  his  own  pastor. 

V.  It  is  the  sacred  duty  of  every  minister  so  to 
conduct  himself,  that  his  life  shall  present  to  his 
congregations  an  example  of  true  christian  propriety 

*  Matt,  xxviii.  19,  20.  2  Tim.  ii.  2.  Tit.  i.  5.  1 1  Cor. 
iv.  1.  Eph.  iv.  11.  X  Luke  xxii.  25,  26.  Acts  xx.  17, 
compared  with  28.  $  Eph.  iv.  11,  12.  Acts  viii.  28.  3L 
1  Pet.  v.  1,  2.  ||  Mar.,  xxviii.  19.  1  Cor.  xi.  23.  iv.  1, 
V  Acta  vi  2.  6. 


8  FORMULA  OF 

of  deportment :  And  should  any  minister  of  our 
church  be  guilty  of  an  open  vice,  (which  may  God 
in  mercy  prevent!)  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
church-council  earnestly  to  exhort  him  several  times 
to  reformation ;  and  if  this  should  prove  ineffectual, 
or  if  the  case  be  such  as  to  bring  disgrace  upon 
the  church,  to  report  him  to  the  President  of  the 
Synod. 

OF  ELDERS  AND  DEACONS. 

VI.  The  other  officers  of  the  church  are  Elders 
and  Deacons,  who  are  elected  by  the  members  of 
the  church,  as  their  agents  to  perform  some  of  the 
duties  originally  devolving  on  themselves".  The 
principal  duties  of  Elders  are,  to  aid  the  pastor  or 
pastors  in  administering  the  government  and  disci- 
pline of  the  church ;  to  endeavour  to  preserve  peace 
and  harmony  in  the  church;  to  visit  the  congrega- 
tional schools,  and  promote  the  religious  education 
of  the  children  of  the  church;  and  to  visit  the  sick 
and  afflicted ;  and  aid  in  the  performance  of  such 
other  duties  as  are  incumbent  on  the  church-council. 

The  duties  of  the  Deacons'  office  are  principally 
these  :  to  lead  an  exemplary  life  as  commanded  in 
Scripture,*  to  minister  unto  the  poor,t  extending  to 
their  wants  and  distributing  faithfully  amongst  them 
the  collections  which  may  be  made  for  their  use ; 
to  assist  the  pastor  in  the  administration  of  the  Eu- 
charist, to  attend  and  render  all  necessary  service  at 
etated  worship ;  to  see  that  their  minister  receives  a 
just  and  adequate  support  according  to  the  com- 
mands of  our  Lord ;  to  administer  the  temporal  con- 
cerns of  the  church ;  and  to  aid  in  the  performance 
of  such  other  duties  as  are  incumbent  on  the  church 
council.  Both  these  officers  are  elected  by  the 
people,  and  it  is  their  duty  to  feel  the  deepest  inter- 
est in  the  advancement  of  piety  among  the  members 
of  the  church,  and  to  exert  their  utmost  influence  to 
promote  it. 

*  1  Tim.  viii.  13,  and  others         ]  Act3  vi.  2.  6. 


THE  LUTHERAN  CHURCH.  9 

VII.  The  elders  and  deacons  are  the  represen- 
tatives of  the  whole  church,  and  each  church  shall 
determine  the  number  of  their  officers  and  the  term 
of  their  duration  in  office ;  yet  in  no  case  shall  they 
Berve  \ess  than  two  years,  nor  more  than  eight,  un- 
less re-elected. 

VIII.  When  persons  have  been  elected  to  the 
office  of  elder  or  deacon,  they  shall  be  inducted 
into  their  office  according  to  the  form  prescribed  by 
the  church.*  Those  congregations  which  have 
been  in  the  habit  of  having  trustees,  may,  if  they 
deem  it  expedient,  still  retain  them,  and  continue  to 
them  such  privileges  as  they  may  deem  expedient. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

OF  THE  CHURCH-COUNCIL. 

Sec.  I.  The  church-council  is  the  lowest  judi- 
catory of  the  church,  consisting  of  the  pastor  or 
pastors  and  all  the  elders  and  deacons  of  a  particu- 
lar church. 

II.  The  pastor,  together  with  half  the  other  ex- 
isting members  of  the  council,  and  in  the  necessary 
absence  of  the  pastor,  two-thirds  of  the  remaining 
members  of  the  council,  shall  constitute  a  quorum. 

III.  But  no  business  connected  with  the  govern- 
ment or  discipline  of  the  church,  shall  be  transacted 
without  the  presence  of  the  minister,  unless  his  ab- 
sence is  unavoidable  or  voluntary,  or  the  church  be 
vacant.  And  when  present,  the  pastor  shall  be  ex 
officio  chairman. 

JV.  The  church-councilt  shall  have  the  supcr- 
intendance  of  all  the  temporal  concerns  of  the 
church,  and  shall  see  that  they  are  administered 
with  wisdom,  faithfulness  and  justice.  They  shall 
also  elect  a  deputy  to  represent  them  at  the  annual 
Synodical  meeting. 

*  Vide  "  Liturgy,  &c"      t  1  Thcss  v  12, 13. 


lr  FORMULA  OF 

V.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  council  to  admit 
to  membership  aduits,  who  shall  make  application, 
and  whom,  on  mature  examination,  they  shall  judge 
to  be  possessed  of  the  qualifications  hereafter  speci- 
fied.* They  shall  be  obedient  subjects  of  divine 
grace — that  is,  they  must  either  be  genuine  chris- 
tians, or  satisfy  the  church-council  that  they  are 
sincerely  endeavouring  to  become  such.  Also  to 
admit  to  the  communion  of  the  church,  all  those 
who  were  admitted  to  church  membership  in  their 
infancy,  and  whom  on  like  examination,  they  shall 
judge  possessed  of  the  above-mentioned  qualifica- 
cations.  No  one  shall  be  considered  a  fit  subject 
for  confirmation  who  has  not  previously  attended  a 
course  of  religious  lectures,  delivered  by  the  pastor 
on  the  most  important  doctrines  and  principles  of 
religion ;  unless  the  pastor  should  be  satisfied  that 
the  applicant's  attainments  are  adequate  without 
this  attendance.  And  when  adults  are  admitted  to 
membership,  their  baptism  shall,  if  possible,  be  per- 
formed publicly  before  the  church  :  and  when  mem- 
bers who  were  baptized  in  their  infancy  are  admit- 
ted to  full  communion,  they  shall  in  the  same  public 
manner  confirm  their  baptismal  vows  according  to 
the  form  of  confirmation  customary  in  the  church. 

VI.  It  is  recommended  to  the  church-council  to 
keep  a  complete  list  of  all  the  communing  members 
of  the  church. 

VII.  If  any  member  of  the  church-council 
should  conduct  himself  in  a  manner  unworthy  of 
his  office,  he  may  be  accused  before  the  council, 
and  if  found  guilty,  his  case  shall  be  referred  to  the 
whole  church  for  decision. 

VIII.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  council  to  ad- 
minister the  discipline  of  the  church,  on  all  those 
whose  conduct  is  inconsistent  with  their  christian 
profession,  or  who  entertain  fundamental  errors.t 
To  this  end  they  shall  have  power  to  cite  any  of 

*  Mark  xvi.  16.  Jol.u  iii.  5.  Act*  viii.  12.  xvi.  14,  15 
1 1  Cor.  v.  7.  13 


THE  LUTHERAN  CHURCH.  11 

their  church  members  to  appear  before  them  ;  and 
to  endeavour  to  obtain  other  witnesses  when  the 
case  may  require  it.  It  shall  further  be  the  duty  of 
the  council,  when  any  member  offends,  first  private- 
ly to  admonish  him,  or  if  necessary  to  call  him  to 
an  account,  and  when  they  shall  deem  these  mea- 
sures ineffectual,  to  suspend  or  excommunicate 
him ;  that  is,  to  debar  him  from  the  privileges  pecu- 
liar to  church  membership,  according  to  the  pre- 
cepts of  the  New  Testament  laid  down  in  this  form. 
It  shall  also  be  their  duty  to  restore*  those  subjects 
of  suspension  or  excommunication,  to  all  the  privi- 
leges of  the  church,  who  shall  manifest  sincere  re- 
pentance. Every  act  of  excommunication  or  of 
restoration  may  be  published  to  the  church,  if 
deemed  necessary  by  the  majority  of  the  council. 

IX.  The  church-council  may  at  any  time  be 
convened  by  the  minister;  and  it  shall  be  his  duty 
to  call  a  meeting  when  requested  by  two  members 
of  the  council,  or  by  one  fourth  of  the  electors  of 
the  church,  or  when  directed  by  the  Synod. 

XL  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  church-council  to 
watch  over  the  religious  education  of  the  children 
of  the  church,  and  to  see  that  they  be  occasionally 
collected,  for  the  purpose  of  being  taught  the  Cate- 
chism of  the  church,  and  instructed  in  the  duties  and 
principles  of  the  christian  religion.  The  council  of 
every  church  shall  have  the  management  of  the 
school-house  attached  to  that  church,  and  shall  be 
ex  officio  trustees  of  the  same.  They  shall  endea- 
vour to  obtain  pious,  well  qualified  and  faithful 
teachers,  and  to  see  that  the  children  of  the  church, 
as  far  as  practicable,  attend  this  school,  and  that 
they  be  there  also  taught  the  Catechism  of  the 
church,  and  in  general  the  duties  of  religion.  In  all 
places  where  there  is  not  yet  a  school-house  attach- 
ed to  the  church,  they  shall  encourage  the  people 
and  endeavour  to  have  one  erected.  And  no  per- 
•on  shall  teach  in  any  of  our  congregational  schooU 

*  2  Cor.  ii.  7.    Gal.  vi.  L 


12  FORMULA  OF 

houses    without    the    permission    of  the    charch 
council. 

XI.  The  church-council  shall  keep  a  record  of 
their  proceedings,  of  all  the  baptisms,  and  of  per- 
sons admitted  to  sacramental  communion  ;  an  ab- 
stract of  which  shall  be  annually  sent  to  the  Synod 
for  inspection. 

XII.  In  all  cases  of  appeal  from  the  decisions 
of  the  church-council,  the  council  shall  take  no 
further  measures  grounded  on  their  decision  until 
the  sentence  has  been  reviewed  by  the  Synod.  But 
if  the  decision  appealed  from  be  a  sentence  of  sus- 
pension or  excommunication,  it  shall  immediately 
take  effect  and  continue  in  force  until  reversed  by 
the  Synod.  And  in  every  case  of  appeal,  the 
church-council  shall  send  a  detailed  and  correct  ac- 
count of  their  proceeding  in  the  case,  and  of  the 
charges  and  evidence  on  both  sides. 

XIII.  Any  vacant  congregation  also  may  send 
a  delegate,  to  lay  its  concerns  before  the  Synod ; 
And  the  church-councils  of  each  clerical  district, 
may  annually  send  to  the  Synod  as  many  lay  dele- 
gates, as  there  are  ministers  present  at  the  Synod 
from  said  district. 


CHAPTER  V. 

OF  CHURCH  MEMBERS. 

Sec.  I.  The  members  of  any  particular  church 
are  all  those  members  of  the  visible  (see  chap.  2, 
sect.  1.)  church,  who  are  associated  together  under 
some  form  of  christian  government  and  discipline, 
for  divine  worship  and  the  better  attainment  of  the 
objects  of  the  christian  institution 

IL  Every  church  member  is  amenable  to  the 
council,  and  must  appear  before  them  when  cited* 


THE  LUTHERAN  CHURCH.  13 

mid  submit  to  the  discipline  of  the  church  regularly 
administered  * 

///.  It  is  the  duty  of  every  church  member  to 
lead  a  christian  life:  that  is,  to  perform  all  the 
duties  required  of  him  or  her  in  scripture.  Thus  it 
is  the  duty  of  adults  to  perform  all  the  christian 
duties,  not  to  neglect  the  public  worship  of  God;t 
nor  the  participation  of  the  Lord's  Supper  t  when- 
ever an  opportunity  is  afforded.  It  is  the  duty  of 
parents  to  educate  their  children  in  the  nurture  and 
admonition  of  the  Lord,§  to  teach  them  the  doc- 
trines of  the  church,  and  to  subject  them  to  the  or- 
dinances of  the  same. ||  And  when  young  members 
reach  the  years  of  maturity  and  have  attained  the 
natural  ability  to  partake  of  the  Lord's  Supper  in 
the  manner  commanded,  it  is  their  duty  to  be  wor- 
thy communicants  at  the  Lord's  table. 

IV  Any  member  being  dissatisfied  with  the  de- 
cision of  the  church-council  relative  to  himself,  may 
appeal  to  the  Synod.  But  in  every  such  case,  the 
applicant  shall  give  notice  to  the  church-council  of 
his  intention,  either  immediately,  or  within  two 
weeks  of  the  time  when  the  sentence  was  made 
known  to  him ;  and  shall  specify  to  them  the  reasons 
of  his  dissatisfaction,  and  the  ground  of  his  appeal. 

V.  It  is  recommended,  that  when  a  member  of 
one  of  our  churches  moves  into  the  bounds  of  ano- 
ther, and  wishes  to  be  admitted  to  the  privileges  of 
the  church,  he  shall  bring  with  him  a  certificate  of 
good  standing  from  his  former  pastor. 

VI.  It  is  recommended  as  accordant  with  the 
principles  of  the  New  Testament,  that  the  members 
of  the  church  ought  not  to  prosecute  each  other  be- 
fore a  civil  tribunal,  until  they  have  first  made  an 
attempt  to  settle  their  point  of  difference  through 
the  mediation  of  their  christian  brethren. 


*  Tit.  iii.  10.   Matt,  xviii.  17,  18.  f  Heb.  x.  25.  Col. 

iii.  16.  Acts  ii.  46.    Matt,  xviii.  20.  Exod.  xx.  8.    Psalm 

Ixxxiv  2.0.11.     1 1  Cor.  xi.  24.  25.  $Eph.vi.4.     II  Eph. 
vi.  4.    2  Tim.  iii.  14,  15. 


14  FORMULA  OP 


CHAPTER  VI 

OF  ELECTIONS. 

Sec.  I.  All  congregational  elections  must  be 
published  by  the  church-council  to  the  congregation 
at  least  two  weeks  before  the  election. 

II.  The  council  may  publish  a  congregational 
meeting  for  any  lawful  purpose  when  they  shall 
deem  it  necessary,  and  they  shall  be  compelled  so 
to  do,  when  required  by  one  third  of  the  lawful 
electors  of  the  church. 

III.  The  electors  of  any  particular  church  in 
our  connexion,  are  all  those  who  are  in  full  com- 
munion with  the  same,  who  submit  to  its  govern- 
ment and  discipline  regularly  administered,  and 
who  contribute  according  to  their  ability  and  en- 
gagements to  all  its  necessary  expenditures. 

IV.  At  all  elections  for  Elders  or  Deacons,  no 
person  may  be  elected  to  either  of  said  offices,  who 
is  not  a  member  in  full  communion  with  said 
church. 

V.  When  an  election  is  held  in  a  vacant  congre- 
gation for  a  pastor,  two  thirds  of  all  the  electors 
shall  be  necessary  to  an  election,  and  if  the  votes 
were  not  unanimous,  it  is  recommended  that  the 
presiding  officer  shall  invite  the  minority  to  concur 
in  the  decision.  He  shall  give  the  members  a  cer- 
tificate, signed  by  himself,  of  the  election.  This 
certificate  with  a  statement  of  the  support*  which 
they  promise  him,  shall  be  a  legal  call  to  the  paal  jr 
therein  specified. 

VI.  At  elections  for  members  of  the  church- 
council,  the  existing  council  shall  nominate  twice  as 
many  persons  as  are  to  be  electer,  and  the  church 
may  nominate  half  as  many  more,  from  whom  the 
officers  may  be  chosen. 

*  1  Tim.  v.  8.    1  Cor.  ix.  14.    Luke  x.  7 


THE  LUTHERAN  CHURCH  15 

VII.  If,  from  any  cause,  a  vacancy  occurs  in 
the  council  in  the  interval  between  the  stated  elec- 
tions, it  shall  be  filled  without  delay  by  a  special 
election,  and  tli3  person  thus  elected  shall  serve  un- 
til the  regular  expiration  of  the  time  of  the  member 
in  whose  place  he  was  elected. 


CHAPTER  VII. 

OF  PRAYER-MEETINGS,  &ZC. 

Sec.  I  As  Prayer  is  one  of  the  most  necessary 
duties  of  a  Christian,*  and  as  Prayer-meetings  have 
been  of  the  utmost  importance  and  usefulness,  it  in 
therefore  most  earnestly  recommended  to  the  dif- 
ferent churches  in  our  connexion,  to  establish  and 
promote  them  among  our  members.  These  meet- 
ings may  be  held  in  the  church,  school-house,  or  in 
private  houses  ;  and  their  object  is  the  spiritual  edi- 
fication of  the  persons  present ;  but  the  utmost  pre- 
caution must  ever  be  observed,  that  God,  who  is  a 
Spirit,  be  worshipped  in  spirit  and  in  truth — that 
they  be  characterized  by  that  solemnity  and  deco- 
rum which  ought  ever  to  attend  divine  worship; 
and  that  no  disorder  be  tolerated,  or  any  thing  that 
is  calculated  to  interrupt  the  devotions  of  those  who 
are  convened,  or  prevent  their  giving  the  fullest  at- 
tention to  him  who  is  engaged  in  leading  the  meet- 
ing;— in  short,  that  according  to  the  injunctions  of 
the  Apostle,  all  things  be  done  "  decently  and  in 
order. 

II.  It  is  solemnly  recommended  to  all  church- 
members,  and  more  especially  to  the  members  of 
the  council,  to  make  daily  worship  in  their  family  a 
Bacred  duty.t 

•  1  Thess.  v.  17.  Luke  xviii.  1  Col.  iv  .2.  f  Acta 
Li.  44.    Eph.  vi.  4.    Acta  x.  13.    Jur  x.  25. 


10  FORM V LA,  &C. 

III.  It  is  recommended  that  no  one  shall  be  per- 
mitted in  future  to  act  as  a  sponsor,  unless  he  or  she 
be  in  full  communion  with  the  christian  church. 

IV.  It  is  expedient  that  no  perscn  be  permitted 
to  preach  in  any  of  the  churches  in  our  connexion, 
except  by  consent  of  the  pastor  and  council  of  said 
church,  and  in  the  absence  of  the  paster  by  per- 
mission of  the  counciL 


CONSTITUTION  OF  SYNODS, 

CHAPTER  VIII. 
OF  SYNODS. 

Sec.  I  It  was  found  necessary  and  profitable  m 
the  primitive  church,  to  have  an  occasional  meeting 
of  different  individual  churches,  for  the  purpose  of 
consultation  and  mutual  encouragement,  in  preserv- 
ii  purity  and  promoting  their  welfare.*  This 
apostolical  custom  is  retained  in  the  Lutheran 
Church,  under  the  name  of  Conference,  Synod,  and 
General  Synod. 

//.  A  Synod  consists  of  all  the  ministers  and  li- 
censed candidates,  and  an  equal  number  of  lay-dele- 
gates, within  a  certain  district. 

III.  The  number  of  lay-votes  can  never  exceed 
thai  of  the  ordained  clergymen  and  licentiates  :  and 
if  a  lay-delegate  be  present  from  a  district  frorr 
which  there  is  no  minister  present  in  the  Synod,  he 
■hall  .hue  a  seat  and  the  liberty  of  speech,  but  no 
vole. 

IV.  h  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  Synod  to  see  that 
the  rules  of  government  and  discipline  prescribed  in 
this  formula,  are  observed  by  all  the  congregations 
and  nun'ster--  within  their  bounds;  to  receive  ap- 
peals fiora  deuisions  of  church-councils,  and  of  spe- 
cial conferences,  when  regularly  brought  before 
them,  and  review  and  reverse  or  confirm  the  djci- 
Bions  to  which  they  refer;  to  examine  and  decide  on 
all  charges  against  ministers  and  licentiates,  that  of 
heterodoxy  alone  excepted ;  to  form  and  change 
ministerial  districts;  to  attend  to  any  business  relat- 
ing to  their  churches,  which  is  regularly  brought  be- 
fore them ;  to  provide  supplies  for  destitute  congre- 
gations, and  to  devise  and  execute  all  suitable  mea- 

*  Acts  xv.  2,  6,  22,  23—28.  Acts  xi  22,  30.  xxi.  17, 
18.     Acts  vi. 

b2  17 


18  FORMULA  OF 

sures  for  the  promotion  of  piety  and  the  general 
prosperity  of  the  church,  not  otherwise  disposed  of 
in  this  formula. 

V.  To  this  end  the  synod  and  rainisterium  shall 
have  power  to  cite  any  church-members  within  their 
bounds  to  appear  betbre  them,  and  to  endeavour  to 
obtain  other  witnesses,  when  the  case  may  require  it 

VI.  If  any  congregation,  hitherto  in  connexion 
with  a  Synod,  should  refuse  to  observe  the  resolu 
tions  of  said  Synod,  or  t-he  provisions  of  this  formula, 
it  shall  be  excluded  from  connexion  wkh  said  Synod 
during  the  time  of  its  refusal;  nor  shall  any  other 
Synod,  nor  any  Lutheran  minister  or  licentiate,  take 
charge  of  it  without  special  permission  of  the  Presi 
dent.  Provided,  however,  that  if  the  charter  of  an 
incorporated  congregation  be  at  variance  with  any 
articles  of  this  formula,  said  charier  shall  have  pre- 
cedence of  those  articles  with  which  it  is  in  conflict. 

VII.  Any  congregation  may  become  connected 
with  the  Synod  within  whose  bounds  it  is  situated, 
by  acceding  to  the  provisions  of  this  formula,  and 
making  some  annual  contribution  towards  defraying 
the  necessary  expenses  of  said  Synod.  For  this  pur- 
pose an  annual  collection  ought  to  be  held  in  each 
congregation. 

VIII.  At  least  one  meeting  of  each  Synod  shall 
be  held  every  year,  at  such  time  and  place  as  may 
have  been  determined  on. 

IX.  No  minister  or  licentiate  shall  be  absent  from 
the  meeting  of  the  Synod  without  the  most  urgent 
necessity.  In  case  of  his  absence  he  shall,  if  possi- 
ble, send  to  the  Synod  a  written  apology  for  his  ab- 
sence. Voluntary  ministerial  engagements  shall  not 
be  regarded  as  a  sufficient  excuse.  Any  minister  or 
licentiate  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section,  shall 
be  called  to  account  by  the  President  at  the  next 
meeting. 

X.  These  written  apologies,  as  well  as  all  other 
letters  and  papers  intended  for  the  Synod  or  Minis- 
terium,  ought  to  be  addressed  to  the  President. 

XI  The  minister  of  the  place  in  which  the  Synod 


THE  LUTHERAN  CHURCH.  19 

is  held,  with  the  church-council,  shall  endeavour  to 
provide  for  the  entertainment  of  the  ministers,  can- 
didates, and  lay-delegates,  by  Christian  friends. 

XII.  All  the  members  of  the  Synod  shall  endea- 
vour to  assemble  on  the  evening  preceding  the  day 

i  ted. 

XIII.  Divine  worship  shall  he  celebrated,  during 
fee  meeting  of  th^  Synod,  as  often  as  may  be  con- 
vening, and  concistent  with  the  business  of  the 
Synod. 

XIV.  Ministers  in  good  standing  in  other  Synods, 
or  i.i  any  Bister  churches,  who  may  happen  to  be  pre- 
terit, ur  who  appear  as  delegates  from  said  bodies, 
may  be  received  as  advisory  members,  but  cannot 
vote  in  any  decisions  of  the  Synod. 


CHAPTER  IX. 

OFFICERS  OF  THE  SYNOD. 

/.  The  officers  of  each  Synod  shall  be  a  Pre- 
sident, Seen  tary  and  Treasurer,  who  are  also  tlm 
officers  of  the  Ministerktm. 

II.  All  these  officers  are  annually  chosen  by  bal- 
lot, from  among  the  ordained  ministers  regularly  be- 
longing to  the  Synod,  by  a  majority  of  the  votes  of 
the  ministers,  licentiates  and  lav-delegates  present 
The  same  persons  shall  not  be  eligible  for  more  than 
three  successive  years. 

PRESIDENT. 

III.  The  President  shall  deliver  a  synodical  dis- 
course at  the  meeting  of  every  Synod  ;  and  he  shall, 
IP  connexion  with  the  pastor  of  the  place,  appoint 
the  othet  individuals  who  are  to  preach  during  the 
ses>;(»n 

IV.  He  shall,  at  the  beginning  of  every  Synod- 
make  a  written  report  of  all  the  official  business 
transacted  and  letters  received  by  him  since  the  last 
meeting,  and  of  all  'die  important  events  which  have 


20  FORMULA  OF 


occurred  relating  to  his  Synod,  and  may  recommend 
for  their  consideration,  any  measures  which  he  may 
deem  necessary,  or  calculated  to  promote  the  cause 
of  God.  This  report  shall  be  laid  on  the  table,  and 
dealt  with  as  with  all  other  papers  coming  before  the 
body. 

V.  He  presides  at  all  the  meetings  of  the  Synod 
and  Ministerium. 

VI  The  President  has  a  right  to  take  part  in  the 
discussions  as  well  as  any  other  member.  When 
fhe  house  is  equally  divided  on  any  question  he  has 
(he  casting  vote.  In  all  other  cases  he  has  no  suf- 
frage, except  when  an  election  is  made  by  ballot, 
and  then  he  has  not  the  casting  vote. 

VIL  The  President  shall  preserve  order,  not  suf- 
fer more  than  one  member  to  speak  at  a  time,  secure 
to  each  person  liberty  to  speak  without  interruption 
from  others,  and  shall  prevent  a  speaker  from  devi- 
ating from  the  subject  before  the  house. 

VIII.  The  President  shall  take  care  that  each 
subject  be  duly  considered  before  a  decision  be 
made.  He  shall  distinctly  rehearse  each  motion, 
when  no  one  has  any  further  observations  to  offer, 
and  take  the  votes  of  the  house  on  the  same. 

IX.  When  the  votes  are  called  for,  they  are  to  be 
given  simply  by  yea  and  nay,  and  no  further  obser- 
vations are  then  admissible. 

X.  The  President  has  the  appointment  of  all  com 
mittees  which  are  not  to  be  elected  by  ballot,  or 
otherwise  ;  and  every  motion  for  the  formation  of  a 
committee  shall  specify  in  what  way  it  is  to  be 
formed. 

XL  It  is  an  important  part  of  his  duty  to  give 
counsel  to  every  member  of  the  Synod  when  he 
deems  it  expedient,  and  particularly  to  admonish  and 
advise  every  erring  brother.  If  accusation  has  been 
lodged  against  any  member  of  this  body  according 
to  ch.  iii.  sec.  v.,  or  if  he  has  reason  to  believe  that 
any  minister  or  licentiate  is  living  in  any  material 
violation  of  the  rules  of  this  formula,  it  shall  be  liis 
duty  to  call  npon  the  individual  to  relieve  his  eha- 


THE  LUTHERAN  CHURCH.  21 

racter   from  said  imputation,  before  the  Synod   or 
Ministerium. 

XII.  Should  the  President  remove  from  the  limits 
of  the  Synod  or  depart  this  life,  then  the  Secretary 
shall  succeed  him,  and  discharge  the  duties  of  the 
President,  until  the  next  Synod. 

SECRETARY. 

XIII.  The  Secretary  shall  keep  a  faithful  and 
accurate  account  of  all  the  proceedings  of  the  Svnod 
and  Ministerium;  carefully  preserve  all  the  papers, 
the  seal,  <fcc.  of  the  Synod  subject  to  their  direction, 
and  shill  do  all  the  official  writing  of  the  Synod  not 
otherwise  provided  for. 

XI  V.  He  shall  give  notice  (either  by  circular  or 
in  the  public  papers,  as  each  Synod  may  direct),  to 
each  minister  and  licentiate  belonging  to  the  Synod, 
of  me  time  and  place  of  the  synodical  meeting,  at 
least  six  weeks  previous  to  the  time  appointed. 

XV.  lie  is  to  keep  a  register  of  the  names  of  all 
the  ministers  and  licensed  candidates,  arranged  ac- 
cording to  their  age  in  office,  and  also  of  the  congre- 
gations whether  vacant  or  not,  connected  with  the 
Synod. 

XVI.  If  the  accumulation  of  business  should  ren- 
der it  necessary,  the  President  may  appoint  an  assist- 
ant Secretary,  whose  office  shall  expire  at  the  close 
of  the  meeting  of  the  Synod. 

A*  VII.  If  in  the  recess  of  the  Synod,  the  Secretary 
should  remove  into  the  bounds  of  another  Synod,  or 
should  depart  this  life,  the  President  shall  require 
the  archives,  the  seal,  and  all  other  property  of  the 
Synod  to  be  delivered  to  him,  and  shall  retain  the 
charge  of  them  until  the  next  session  of  the  Synod, 
when  he  srmll  appoint  a  Secretary  pro  tern. 

X  VIII.  Unless  the  archives  are  otherwise  disposed 
of  by  the  Synod,  they  shall  be  in  the  charge  and 
custody  of  the  Secretary.  Any  minister  or  delegate 
of  a  congregation  connected  with  said  Synod  shall 
have  free  access  to  them  ;  but  no  part  of  them  shall 
be  allowed  to  be  taken  away  or  destroyed. 


22  FORMULA  OF 

TREASURER. 

XIX.  The  Treasurer  shall  take  charge  of  all  the 
moneys  belonging  to  the  Synod,  and  shall  keep  theia 
subject  to  its  order.  He  shall  keep  and  present  at 
each  annual  meeting,  a  detailed  and  faithful  account 
of  the  state  of  the  treasury. 

XX.  Should  the  Treasurer,  during  the  recess  of 
the  Synod,  remove  out  of  the  bounds  of  the  Synod, 
or  be  removed  by  death,  the  President  shall  have  all 
the  moneys,  certificates,  bonds,  and  documents  be- 
longing to  the  Synod,  delivered  into  his  hands,  and 
shall  have  the  charge  of  them  until  the  next  Synodi- 
cal  session. 


CHAPTER  X. 

OTHER  MEMBERS  OF  A  SYXOD. 

I.  It  is  the  duty  of  every  ordained  minister,  licen 
tiate,  and  lay-delegate  of  every  Synod,  not  only  to 
observe  the  provisions  of  this  constitution  himself; 
but  also,  as  far  as  is  in  his  power,  see  that  it  is  obeyed 
by  all  connected  with  it. 

ORDAINED  MINISTERS  AND  LICENTIATES  OR 
CANDIDATES. 

II.  It  is  recommended  to  every  ordained  minister 
and  licentiate,  to  aid  in  circulating  among  the  mem- 
bers of  his  charge,  the  books  proposed  by  the  Synod 
and  General  Synod  for  use. 

III.  J\o  minister  or  licentiate  shall  interfere  with 
the  congregations  of  another,  by  preaching  or  per- 
forming other  ministerial  duties'in  them,  except  by 
his  request  or  consent,  if  present ;  nor  in  his  absence, 
if  he  have  reason  to  think  that  any  evil  would  result 
k>  said  church. 

IV.  Any  minister  or  licentiate  in  good  standing 
who  removes  from  the  bounds  of  one  Synod  into 
those  of  another,  shall,  on  application  to  the  Presi- 
dent, receive  a  certificate,  under  his  signature,  of 
bis  honourable  dismission-  and   such  a  certificate 


THE  LUTHERAN  CHURCH.  23 

shall  be  required  by  the  Synod  into  which  he  re- 
moves, when  r  ad  mission  into  it. 

V.  Every  ordained  minister  has  the  right  to  leave 
his  charge  and  remove  to  another  whenever  lie  be- 
lieves it  his  duty  to  do  so;  yet  he  must  give  the 
President  timely  notice  of  his  intended  removal. 

17.  A  licensed  candidate  shall  have  liberty  to 
visit  vacant  congregations,  either  upon  receiving  an 
invitation  from  them,  or  upon  the  advice  of  the  Sy- 
nod or  President. 

VII.  After  a  licentiate  has  a  stated  charge  he 
shall  be  restricted  to  it,  and  shall  not  resign  it  with- 
out the  consent  of  the  Ministenum,  or,  in  its  recess, 
of  the  President. 

VIII.  A  licentiate  has  power  to  perform  all  the 
ministerial  functions  during  the  time  specified  in  hi9 
\icense. 

IX.  In  addition  to  the  obligations  of  ministers 
specified,  ch.  iii.,  sec.  1,  it  is  the  duty  of  licentiates 
particularly  to  devote  all  their  leisure  time  to  their 
personal  improvement,  and  knowledge,  and  grace, 
to  receive  counsel  from  the  President,  and  to  apply 
to  him  for  advice  in  cases  of  difficulty. 

X.  Every  licentiate  must  keep  a  general  journal 
of  his  ministerial  acts,  which,  with  a  few  sermons 
of  his  own  composition,  he  must  deliver  or  send 
annually  for  the  inspection  of  the  Ministerium. 

LAY-DELEGATES. 

XI.  Each  lay-delegate,  entitled  to  a  seat  by  this 
Constitution,  shall  have  equal  rights  with  the  minis- 
ters in  all  business  belonging  to  the  Synod ;  that  is, 
may  take  part  in  the  debates,  offer  resolutions,  and 
vote  on  all  Synodical  questions. 


24  FORMULA  OF 

CHAPTER  XI. 

ORDER    OF   BUSINESS. 

It  is  recommended,  that  the  transactions  of  the 
Synod  be  conducted  as  follows  : 

i".  At  the  time  appointed  for  the  meeting,  the  mem- 
bers present  shall  assemble,  and  if  four  ordained 
ministers  and  two  lay-delegates  be  present,  they 
ehall  constitute  a  quorum. 

II.  The  President  shall  open  the  first  session  by  a 
prayer,  after  the  brethren  have  unitedly  sung  an 
hymn.  And  even-  session  of  the  Synod  and  Minis- 
terium  shall  be  opened  and  closed  with  prayer.  In 
the  absence  of  the  President,  the  first  prayer  shall  be 
made  by  the  Secretary,  and  if  he  also  be  absent,  by 
one  of  the  elder  ministers  present. 

III.  After  prayer  the  Secretary  shall  call  the 
names  of  all  the  ordained  ministers  and  licentiates 
belonging  to  the  Synod,  and  note  the  absentees. 

IV.  The  lay-delegates  shall  then  exhibit  the  cer- 
tificates of  their  appointment,  and  their  names  be 
registered  by  the  Secretary  as  members  of  the  Synod. 

V.  The  President  shall  make  his  report  (Chap.  IX. 
$IV.,)  as  the  last  official  act  of  his  office,  and  then 
inform  the  members  that 

VI.  The  election  of  officers  for  the  ensuing  year 
is  now  to  be  attended  to. 

VII.  Admission  of  delegates  or  ministers  from 
other  ecclesiastical  bodies:  according  to  Chap.  VIII. 
$  XIV. 

VIII.  The  minutes  of  the  last  Synod  may  be  read. 

IX.  All  papers  intended  for  the  Synod  or  Min- 
isterium  are  to  be  handed  in.  and  verbal  notice  mav 
be  given  of  any  important  business  intended  to  be 
brought  before  the  Synod. 

X.  The  Secretary  shall  then  number  the  papers  as 
arranged  by  the  President,  after  which  they  shall  be 
taken  up  and  discussed  before  the  whole  house  in 
numerical  order,  or  be  first  referred  to  Committees 


TIIK  LUTHERAN   CHURCH.  25 

as  the  house  may  direct.  The  reports  of  Committees 
mav  be  heard  and  acted  on  at  any  time,  and  the  in- 
tervals tilled  up  by  the  succeeding  items. 

XI  Each  minister  shall  be  called  on  by  the  Se- 
cretary lor  the  record  of  persons  baptized  and  con- 
firmed, as  well  as  of  the  regular  communing  mem- 
bers belonging  to  his  churches  (Chap.  iv.  $  xi.) ;  as 
also  of  the  number  of  schools. 

Xfl.  The  Treasurer's  account  shall  be  heard. 

XIII.  The  number  of  vacant  congregations-  be 
inquired  into,  and  provision  made  for  them. 

XIV.  Promiscuous  business. 

V  V.  Election  of  Delegates  to  the  General  Synod, 
or  to  other  ecclesiastical  bodies,  and  of  Directors  of 
the  Theological  Seminary  at  Gettysburg. 

XVI.  Choice  of  the  time  and  place  for  the  next 
meeting  of  Synod. 

XVII.  Dissolution  of  the  Synod,  and  annuncia- 
tion of  the  time  of  the  ministerial  session. 

X  VIII.  Should  the  President  or  Secretary  be  ab- 
sent at  the  proper  time  for  opening  a  session,  the 
members  present  may  elect  others  pro  tempore. 


CHAPTER  XII. 

PROCESS    AGAINST    A    MINISTER. 

J.  As  the  honour  and  success  of  the  gospel  depend 
very  much  on  the  character  of  its  ministers,  every 
Synod  ought  to  guard  with  the  utmost  care  and  im- 
partialitv  the  conduct  of  its  members. 

//.  All  Christians  should  be  very  cautious  in  giv- 
ing credit  or  circulation  to  an  ill  report  of  any  man, 
and  especially  of  a  minister  of  the  gospel ;  if  any 
man  knows  a  minister  to  be  guilty  of  a  private  censu- 
rable fault,  he  should  warn  him  in  private.  If  this 
prove  fruitless,  he  should  apply  to  the  church-coun- 
cil,  who  shall  proceed  as  specified  in  Chap,  hi.,  $5. 

///.  If  accusation  be  lodged  according  toChaa  iii. 
C 


26  FORMULA  OF 

§  5,  with  iho  President  within  four  months  of  the 
time  of  the  next  Synodical  meeting,  he  shall  defer 
the  matter  to  said  meeting  ;  yet  if  the  charge  be  one 
of  drunkenness,  lewdness,  circulating  fundamental 
errors  in  doctrine,  or  a  higher  crime,  he  shall  imme- 
diately direct  the  accused  to  suspend  all  his  ministe- 
rial duties  until  his  case  is  decided.  If  such  accusation 
is  lodged  with  the  President  at  anearlierdatcheshall, 
if  the  charge  be  one  of  drunkenness,  lewdness,  circu- 
lating fundamental  error  in  doctrine  or  higher  crime, 
immediately  give  notice  to  all  the  members  of  the  Con- 
ference district  to  which  the  accused  belongs,  to  meet 
without  delay  at  a  suitable  place,  and  institute  a  for- 
mal investigation  of  the  case,  according  to  the  prin- 
ciples of  this  Formula.  The  chairman  of  said  Con- 
ference district  shall  immediately  fix  the  time  and 
place  of  the  meeting,  and  give  at  least  fifteen  days' 
notice  of  the  same  to  each  minister  in  the  district, 
and  also  to  the  parties  concerned. 

IV.  If  the  Synod  is  not  divided  into  Conference 
Districts,  the  President  shall  appoint  a  Committee  of 
1hree  ordained  ministers,  shall  fix  the  time  and  place 
of  their  meeting,  and  give  all  the  notices  as  above 
required  of  the  Chairman  of  the  Conference  district. 

V.  Any  three  members  of  the  Conference  or  of  the 
Committee  above  named,  shall  have  power  to  pro- 
ceed and  hold  a  fair  and  impartial  investigation  of 
the  case,  and  to  take  all  such  measures  as  may  be 
just  and  necessary  to  determine  the  guilt  or  inno- 
cence of  the  accused. 

FT.  If  the  accused  confess,  and  the  matter  be  base 
and  flagitious,  such  as  drunkenness,  lewdness,  circu- 
lating fundamental  error  in  doctrine,  or  a  higher 
crime,  however  penitent  he  may  be,  he  must  imme- 
diately be  suspended  from  the  exercise  of  his  office, 
and,  if  thought  expedient,  a  time  be  appointed  for  him 

Eublicly  to  confess  to  the  congregation  and  the  world 
is  guilt  and  penitence. 
T  77.  If  a  minister,  accused  of  atrocious  crimen 
being  duly  notified,  refuses  to  attend  the  investigation, 
lie  shall  still  be  immediately  suspended  from  office 


THE  LUTHERAN  CHURCH.  27 

T  1U.  If  the  accused  deny  the  charge,  and  yet  on 
examination  of  the  evidence,  is  found  guilty,  the 
Conference  or  Committee  shall  nevertheless  proceed 
l)  mm  sentence  on  him. 

IX.  The  highesl  punishment  which  can  be  in- 
flicted by  a  Special  Conference  or  Committee  ap- 
pointed  as  above  specified,  is  suspension  from  cleri- 
cal functions;  and  tins  sentence  is  to  be  reported  to 
the  next  meeting  of  the  Synod,  and  remains  in  foBCC 
until  reversed  by  the  Synod  or  Ministerium  as  the 
case  may  he. 

V  Any  minister  intending  to  appeal  from  the  de- 
cision of  a  Conference  or  Committee,  shall  give  no- 
te e  of  it  to  his  accusers  within  three  weeks  of  the 
rime  when  the  decis.on  was  made,  that  both  parties 
may  be  prepared  for  a  new  trial. 

AT.  Special  Conferences  not  specially  convened 
for  the  purpose,  may  attend  to  any  charges  of  impor- 
tance against  a  minister  within  their  bounds,  if  all 
the  parties  concerned  are  prepared  and  willing  to 
proceed. 

XII.  If,  at  any  time,  accusation  be  lodged  with 
the  President,  according  to  Chap,  hi.,  $  5,  for  a  less 
crime  than  those  above  specified,.  §  3,  he  shall  take 
no  other  steps  in  the  case  than  to  write  a  letter  to 
the  accused  and  accusers,  exhorting  them  to  mutual 
forbearance,  and  referring  them  to  the  next  Synod. 

XIII.  If  accusation  against  a  minister  be  made 
immediately  to  the  Synod,  and  the  Synod  believe 
themselves"  in  possession  of  all  the  evidence  ne- 
cessary to  a  just  decision,  the  case  may  be  imme- 
diately examined  and  sentence  passed.  But  if  the 
necessary  evidence  be  not  before  them,  and  the 
crime  be  such  as  is  specified  in  §  3,  ihey  shall  ap- 
point a  meeting  of  the  Conference  to  which  the  ac- 
cused belongs,  or,  if  there  be  no  Conference  district, 
of  a  Committee,  who  shall  proceed  as  above  spe- 
cified. 

XIV.  If  a  minister  be  found  guilrv  of  drunken- 
ness, fundamental  heresy,  lewdness,  or  higher  crimes, 
his  sentence  of  suspension  shall  not  be  removed 


28  FORMULA    OF 

until  after  some  time  of  penitent,  humble,  and  edi- 
fying conduct.  And  he  cannot  be  restored  by  any 
other  judicatory  than  the  Synod,  or  by  the  Minis- 
terium,  if  his  case  was  one  of  fundamental  heresy. 

XV.  If  the  common  report  of  a  minister's  guilt 
of  any  of  the  charges  above  specified,  be  such  ai 
seriously  to  injure  the  cause  of  religion,  and  his  own 
churches  do  not  proceed  against  him,  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  any  other  minister  or  layman,  having  ob- 
tained two  other  signatures  of  credible  men,  to  repot! 
the  case  to  the  President. 


CHAPTER  XIII. 

VACANT  CONGREGATIONS. 

I.  Vacant  congregations  which  cannot  be  imme- 
diately supplied  with  a  minister,  are  advised  to  as- 
semble on  the  Lord's  day,  to  select  some  member  of 
the  church,  of  suitable  capacities  and  character,  to 
conduct  the  exercises,  and  engage  in  the  worship  of 
God,  as  recommended  in  Chap,  vii.,  $  1. 

77.  It  is  also  recommended,  that  at  these  meetings, 
a  portion  of  the  Scriptures,  of  the  prayers  contained 
in  the  Liturgy,  or  some  select  sermon,  such  as  are 
approved  by  the  President  of  the  Synod,  be  read. 


CHAPTER  XIV. 

OF   MISSIONS. 

As  the  blessed  Saviour  left  to  his  followers  the 
command  :  "  Go  ye  and  make  disciples  of  all  nations, 
baptizing  them  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  of  the 
Son,  and  of  the  Hoiy  Ghost  and  teaching  them  to 
observe  all  things  whatsoever  I  have  commanded 
you  f  *  the  Synods  shall  regard  it  as  a  sacred  duty 

*  IVJatt.  xxvjii  19  20. 


THE  LUTHERAN  CHURCH.  29 

to  adopt,  from  time  to  time,  such  measures  as  they 
mav  deem  best  calculated  to  execute  this  solemn 
injunction. 


CHAPTER  XV. 

ELECTION  OF  DELEGATES  AND  DIRECTORS. 

The  election  of  Delegates  to  the  General  Synod, 
and  of  Lirectors  of  the  Theological  Seminary  at 
Gettysburg,  shall  always  be  held  by  ballot,  and  a 
licensed  candidate  shall  not  be  eligible  to  either  of 
these  olfices. 


CHAPTER  XVI. 

SPECIAL    CONFERENCES. 

/.  ft  is  earnestly  recommended  that  each  Synod 
divide  itself  into  two  or  more  districts,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  holding  Special  Conferences;  which  may  be 
held  either  on  a  week-day  or  sabbath. 

77.  It  is  desirable,  where  ministers  do  not  live  too 
far  apart,  thai  at  least  two  Conferences  should  be 
held  annually  in  each  district.  They  ought  to  last 
two  day?,  and  the  chief  business  to  be  performed  at 
them,  is  to  awaken  and  convert  sinners,  and  fo  edify 
believers  by  close  practical  preaching  of  the  Gospel. 

///.  The  state  of  religion  in  the  churches  of  the 
district  ought  to  be  inquired  into,  and  at  least  an  hour 
be  spent  by  the  Conference  alone  in  conversation 
on  subjects  relating  to  pastoral  experience. 

IV.  These  districts  ought  to  contain  between  five 
and  ten  ministers,  and  when  the  number  becomes 
greater,  a  new  district  ought  to  be  formed. 

V.  These  Conferences  ought  to  be  held  alter- 
nately, in  some  congregation  of  each  minister  and 
licentiate  belonging  to  the  district. 

c2 


30  FORMULA  or 

VI.  Special  Conferences  may  examine  into  any 
business  of  congregations,  -which  is  regularly  refer- 
red to  them,  and  give  their  advice  ;  but  no  Confer- 
ence shall,  under  any  pretext  whatever,  perform  any 
business  connected  with  the  licensure  or  ordination 
of  candidates  for  the  ministry. 

VII.  Lay-delegates  may  also  be  sent  to  these 
Conferences,  under  the  same  regulations  as  to  Sy- 
nods, if  it  is  thought  advisable  by  the  Synod. 


CHAPTER  XVI L 

MINISTERIAL   SESSION. 

/.  The  clergy  shall  then  hold  a  meeting  consisting 
exclusively  of  Scripture  elders,  that  is,  preachers  * 
for  the  purpose  of  attending  to  those  duties  which 
Christ  and  his  apostles  enjoined  upon  them  alone, 
viz.  Examination,  Licensure,  and  Ordination  of  can- 
didates for  the  ministry.  This  meeting  is  called  the 
Ministerium,  or  Presbytery  ,t  by  which,  in  Scripture, 
is  meant  ministers  alone. 

II.  Licensed  candidates  may  be  present  at  the 
ministerial  meeting,  unless  requested  to  withdraw, 
and  may  take  part  in  the  discussions,  but  have  no  vote. 

///.  The  Ministerium  shall  also  be  the  proper 
body,  by  whom  all  charges  of  heresy  against  a  minis- 
ter, are'to  be  examined  and  decided  :  as  also,  all  ap- 
peals from  the  decision  of  a  church-council,  on  a 
charge  of  heresy  against  a  layman,  or  from  the  de- 
cision of  a  Special  Conference,  on  a  similar  charge 
against  a  minister. 

IV.  When  ordained  ministers  of  other  religious 
denominations,  make  application  for  admission  into 
connexion  with  a  Synod,  the  Ministerium  shall  be 
the  body  to  decide  on  the  case. 

V.  A  majority  of  two  thirds  of  the  ordained  minis- 
ters shall  be  required,  either  for  the  licensure  of  an 

•  Acts  xx.  17.  28.  1 1  Tim.  iv.  14. 


Till:   LUTHERAN  CHURCH.  31 

applicant,  as  ucli  as  the  renewal  of  his  license,  or 
the  ordination  of  a  licensed  candidate,  or  the  admis- 
sion of  nn  ordained  minister  of  another  denomination 

VI.  No  minister  or  licentiate,  coming  from  a  foreign 
country,  shall  be  received  aa  a  member  of  any  Sy 
Bod,  until  after  a  residence  of  two  years  in  this 
country,  and  unexceptionable  deportment  during  that 
time.  Excepting  only,  that  if  an  ordained  minister 
well  recommended  for  piety  and  learning,  by 
storium,  or  a  number  of  individuals,  known 
t<>  the  Mmisterium  as  orthodox  and  evangelical,  and 
if  the  Ministerium  believe  they  can  safely  confide  in 
the  testimonials,  they  may  receive  him  for  twelve 
months,  after  which  the  vote  for  his  permanent  recep- 
tion as  a  regular  member  shall  be  taken,  and  the 
case  decided  according  to  §  v. 

\  II.  All  business  not  specifically  intrusted  to  the 
rium  in  this  Formula,  shall  belong  to  the 
Synod. 

YliL  The  order  of  business  in  the  Ministerium 
may  be  as  follows  . 

1.  After  the  Bession  has  been  opened  with  prayer 
the  President  shall  communicate  any  business 
which  he  may  have  to  report  or  propose. 

2.  The  licentiates  shall  hand  in  their  licenses,  ser- 
mons, and  journals,  which  ought,  if  possible,  to 
be  read  bv  the  licentiate  before  the  whole  bodv. 
If  want  of  time  renders  this  inconvenient,  Com- 
mittees ought  then  to  be  appointed  to  examine 
and  report  on  them. 

3.  Applicants  for  licensure  are  examined. 

4.  After  the  examination  of  the  applicants,  and  of 
the  sermons  and  journals  of  licentiates,  the  ap- 
plicants and  licentiates  mav  be  desired  to  with- 
draw, and  the  question  of  their  licensure,  and 
renewal  of  license,  or  ordination,  be  discussed 
and  decided. 

•5.  The  licensure  and  ordination  may  be  performed 
either  in  the  Ministerium,  or  at  an  appointed 
hour,  before  a  promiscuous  assembly. 


32  FORMULA  OF 

6.  Promiscuous  matters  relative  to  ministerial  bu 
siness  may  then  be  attended  to. 

7.  Some  time  shall  then  be  spent  in  conversation 
on  pastoral  experience. 

8.  The  session  closed  as  directed,  Chap.  xi.  $  2. 


CHAPTER  XVIIf. 

EXAMINATION  AND  LICENSURE  OF  CANDIDATES 

I.  The  examination  shall  be  conducted  by  an  ex- 
amining Committee  of  two  or  more  ordained  minis- 
ters, appointed  for  the  purpose  at  the  meeting  of  the 
previous  year,  or  by  a  Committee  appointed  at  the 
time.  As  these  examinations  may  be  highly  interest- 
ing and  useful  to  the  whole  Minwterium,  and  will- 
be  more  faithfully  performed  ifpublic.it  is  earnestly 
recommended  that  they  be  performed  before  the 
whole  body. 

II.  After  the  examination  by  the  Committee  is 
ended,  everv  member  of  the  Ministerium  has  the 
right  to  ask  the  applicant  any  additional  questions. 

III.  The  examination  shall  embrace  at  least  the 
following  subjects  :  viz.  Personal  piety,  and  the  mo- 
tives of  the  applicant  for  seeking  the  holy  office,  the 
Greek  and  Hebrew  Scriptures,  the  Evidences  of 
Christianity,  Natural  and  Revealed  Theology, 
Church  History,  Pastoral  Theology,  the  rules  of  Ser- 
monizing:, and  "Church  Government. 

IV.  No  Ministerium  shall,  in  any  case  whatever, 
license  an  individual  whom  they  do  not  believe  to 
be  hopefully  pious.  Nor  shall  any  applicant,  extra- 
ordinary cases  excepted,  be  licensed,  whom  the 
Ministerium  do  not  find  possessed  of  a  competent 
acquaintance  with  the  subjects  named  in  §  3,  the 
Hebrew  language  alone  excepted. 

V.  The  Ceremony  of  Licensure  shall  be  performed" 
as  follows  :  viz.  after  an  address  from  the  President 
as  prescribed  in  the  Liturgy,  he  shall  read  the  duties 


THE  LUTHERAN  CHURCH.  33 

and  privileges  of  licentiates  in  Chap.  x.   §  6 — 10, 
anil  then  propose  to  him  the  following  questions  : 

1.  Do  you  believe  the  Scriptures  of  the  Old  and 
New  Testament  to  be  the  word  of  God,  and  the 
only  infallible  rule  of  faith  and  practice  ?* 

2.  Do  you  believe  that  the  fundamental  doctrines 
of  the  word  of  God  are  taught  in  a  manner 
substantially  correct  in  the  doctrinal  articles  of 
the  Augsburg  Confession  ?  t 

3.  Do  vmi  promise,  by  the  aid  of  God,  faithfully  to 
perform  all  the  duties  enjoined  on  you  in  this 
Formula,  and  to  submit  yourself  to  its  rules  of 
government  and  discipline,  so  long  at  jrou  remain 
a  member  of  a  Lutheran  Synod  ?  X 

VI.  These  questions  being  answered  in  the  affirm- 
ative, the  President  offers  upasuitableprayer.de- 
ivers  him  his  license,  and  concludes  with  a  short 
address  as  directed  in  the  Liturgy. 

VII.  All  licenses  shall  extend  to  the  time  of  the 
next  annual  meeting  of  the  Ministerium,  and  shall 
be  renewed  as  a  matter  of  course,  whether  the 
licentiate  be  present  or  not,  unless  satisfactory  rea- 
sons are  known  to  the  Ministerium,  which  render  a 
renewal  inexpedient.  And  if,  for  any  reason,  no 
meeting  be  held  at  the  appointed  time,  the  licenses 
granted  by  said  Ministerium  shall  remain  in  force, 
until  revoked  at  a  subsequent  meeting. 

YIIF.  If  a  licentiate,  after  some  time  of  probation, 
does,  in  the  judgment  of  the  Ministerium,  prove 
himself  unqualified  for  the  duties  of  the  ministry, 
his  license  shall  be  withdrawn. 


CHAPTER  XIX 

ORDINATION. 

/.  Whenever  the  Ministerium  has  decided  that  an 
individual  shall  be  ordained,  the  ceremony  may  be 

•  Tim.  M  16.  Eph.  ii.  20.      t  2  Tim.  i.  13.       :2Petv.G. 


34  FORMULA  U* 

performed,  either  at  the  lime  by  the  assembled 
Ministerium,  or  if  preferred,  in  the  church  by  which 
he  has  been  called,  by  the  Special  Conference,  or  by  a 
Committee  appointed  for  the  purpose  by  the  President. 
//.  The  ceremony  of  ordination,  wherever  per- 
formed, shall  be  as  follows  :  viz. 

1.  A  sermon  shall  be  preached,  by  a  person  pre 
viously  appointed,  on  the  nature,  duties,  and  re- 
sponsibilities of  the  ministerial  office. 

2.  The  President  of  the  Ministerium,  or  the  Chair- 
man of  the  Conference  or  Committee,  shall  then, 
after  a  short  address,  such  as  is  contained  in  the 
Liturgy,  propose  to  the  candidate  the  following 
questions : 

1.  Do  you  believe  the  Scriptures  of  the  Old  and 
New  Testament  to  be  the  word  of  God,  and  the 
only  infallible  rale  of  faith  and  practice  ? 

2.  Do  you  believe  that  the  fundamental  doctrines 
of  the  word  of  God  are  taught  in  a  manner  sub- 
stantially correct  in  the  doctrinal  articles  of  the 
Augsburg  Confession  ? 

3.  Do  you  promise,  by  the  aid  of  God,  faithfully 
to  perform  all  the  duties  enjoined  on  you  in  thfs 
Formula,  and  to  submit  yourself  to  its  rules  of 
government  and  disciplir^,  so  Jong  as  you  re- 
main a  member  of  any  Lutheran  Synod  ? 

4.  Do  you  believe,  that  in  seeking  the  ministerial 
office,  you  are  influenced  by  a  sincere  love  to 
God  your  Saviour,  and  desire  to  promote  his 
glory  in  the  welfare  of  men. 

5.  Do  you  promise  faithfully  and  zealously  to  preach 
the  truths  of  the  gospel  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour 
Jesus  Christ,  as  contained  in  the  Holy  Scriptures? 

III.  These  questions  being  answered  in  the  affirm- 
ative, the  candidate  shall  kneel  down,  when  the 
President,  or  presiding  minister,  shall  ordain  him 
after  the  apostolic  example  by  prayer  *  and  the  lay- 
ing on  of  the  hands  of  the  ministry ,+  i.  e.  presbytery'. 
The  candidate  shall  then  rise,  and  the  officiating 

*  Acta  xiii.  2, 3.  1 1  Tim.  iv.  U. 


THE  Ll'TIIF.RAN  CHURCH.  35 

ministei,  and  aftor  him  the  ordained  ministers  pre- 
sent, shall  take  him  by  the  right  hand  and  welcome 
him  to  take  part  in  the  ministry  with  them.*  (The 
ceremonies  may  then  be  concluded  by  the  benedic- 
tion. But  if  the  ordination  was  performed  in  a 
church  to  which  he  is  called,  the  presiding  minister 
shall  proceed,  without  any  interruption,  with  the 
ceremonies  of  installation.) 


CHAPTER  XX. 

INSTALLATION. 

/.  He  shall  then  propose  to  the  minister  just  or- 
daineo  this  question :  viz.  Are  you  willing  to  take 
charge  of  this  congregation,  and  do  you  promise,  by 
the  grace  of  God,  faithfully  to  discharge  the  duties 
of  a  Christian  pastor  to  them. 

//.  This  question  being  answered  in  the  affirma- 
tive, the  President  shall  ask  the  congregation : 

Do  you  desire  to  receive as   the  regular 

pastor  of  your  church,  (or  churches,)  to  which  you 
have  given  him  a  call  ?  And  do  you  promise  faith- 
fully to  discharge  towards  him  the  duties  which  a 
Christian  congregation  owe  to  their  pastor  ? 

These  questions  being  answered  in  the  affirma- 
tive, the  presiding  minister  shall  solemnly  pronounce 
the  individual  installed  to  be  the  regular  pastor  of 
said  charge ;  and  conclude  with  the  benediction. 

III.  If  a  minister  already  ordained  is  to  be  in- 
stalled, the  ceremony  of  installation  shall  be  pre- 
ceded by  a  sermon,  on  the  relation  between  a  minis- 
ter and  the  people  of  his  charge,  or  on  some  other 
suitable  subject,  hv  a  person  previously  appointed. 
The  minister  shall  then  be  formally  installed,  ac- 
cording to  §  1,  2,  after  which,  a  charge  may  be 
delivered  by  a  minister  previously  appointed,  to  the 
pastor  and  his  people  on  their  respective  duties,  and 
the  whole  be  closed  with  the  benediction. 

•Acts !.  2o. 


36  FORMULA  OF 

P.  S.  As  different  Synods  might  differ  In  opinion 
relative  to  matters  of  a  minor  nature,  so  many  parti- 
culars only  as  are  necessary  to  general  uniformity 
and  harmony  of  operation  among  the  churches,  were 
introduced  into  this  Formula.  Each  Synod  adopt- 
ing this  Constitution,  has  the  power  to  form  such  by- 
laws as  may  seem  proper  to  itself. 


CHAPTER  XXI. 

CONSTITUTION  OF  THE  GENERAL  SYNOD  OF  THE 
EVANGELICAL  LUTHERAN  CHURCH,  IN  THE  UNITED 
STATES  OF  NORTH  AMERICA. 

Translated  from  the  original  German  copy. 
JESUS  CHRIST,  the  Supreme  Head  of  His 
Church,  having  prescribed  no  entire  specific  direc- 
tory for  government  and  discipline,  and  every  sec- 
tion of  his  church  being  left  at  full  liberty  to  make 
such  regulations  to  that  effect,  as  may  be  most  adapt- 
ed to  its  situation  and  circumstances,  therefore — 
Relying  upon  God  our  Father,  in  the  name  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  under  the  guidance  and  direction 
of  the  Holy  Spirit  in  the  Word  of  God,  for  the  pro- 
motion of  the  practice  of  brotherly  love,  to  the  fur- 
therance of  Christian  concord,  to  the  firm  establish- 
ment and  continuance  of  the  unity  of  the  Spirit  in  the 
bond  of  peace — We,  the  Deputies  of  the  "  German 
Evangelical  Lutheran  Synod  of  Pennsylvania  and 
the  neighbouring  States,"  of  the  "  German  and  Eng- 
lish Evangelical  Lutheran  Synod  in  the  State  of 
North  Carolina  and  the  bordering  States,"  of  the 
"  Evangelical  Lutheran  Ministerium  in  the  State  of 
New- York,  and  the  neighbouring  States  and  Coun- 
tries," and  of  the  "Evangelical  Lutheran  Synod  of 
Maryland  and  Virginia,  &c."  for  ourselves  and  our 
successors,  do  adopt  the  following  fundamental  ar- 
ticles :  viz. 


THE  LUTHERAN"  CHURCH.  37 

ARTICLE  I. 

The  name,  style,  and  title  of  this  Convention 
■hall  be  :  "  The  "Evangelical  Lutheran  General  Sy* 
nod  of  the  United  States  of  Xorth  America" 

ARTICLE  II. 

This  General  Synod  shall  consist  of  the  Deputies 
from  the  several  Evangelical  Lutheran  Synodieal 
Conventions  in  the  United  States,  who  may  join 
themselves  thereunto,  and  be  duly  acknowledged  as 
members  thereof,  in  the  following  ratio,  namely : 

Every  Synodal  body,  or  Synod  (whether  of  Ministers 
only,  or  of  Ministers  and  Lay  Deputies  together)  con- 
taining six  Ministers,  may  send  one  ;  if  it  contain 
fourteen,  two  ;  if  twenty-live,  three  ;  if  forty,  four; 
if  sixty,  five  ;  and  if  it  contain  eighty-six  Ministers  or 
upwards,  six  Deputies  of  the  rank  of  ordained  Minis- 
ters and  an  equal  number  of  Lay  Deputies. 

Each  Deputy,  appearing  in  the  General  Synod  ac- 
cording to  this  ratio,  shall,  except  as  is  hereinafter 
provided,  enjoy  an  equal  right  and  vote  with  all 
others.  Every  Synod  may  choose  its  Deputies  in 
such  a  way  and  manner  as  to  them  may  seem  pro- 
per ;  and  shall  pay  the  travelling  expenses  of  the  same 
to  and  from  the  General  Synod,  until  the  General 
Synod  shall  have  established  for  itself  a  treasury 
from  which  the  future  expenses  may  be  discharged. 

ARTICLE  III. 

The  business  of  the  General  Synod  shall  be  as 
follows,  namely  : 

Section  I.  The  General  Synod  shall  examine  the 
proceedings  of  the  several  Synods  and  Ministeriums 
belonging  to  this  association,  in  order  that  they  may 
obtain  some  knowledge  of  the  existing  state  and 
condition  of  the  Church.  The  several  Synods,  there- 
fore, shall  transmit  as  many  copies  of  their  proceed- 
ings to  the  General  Synod,  as  there  shall  be  members 
contained  in  the  General  Synod. 


33  FORMULA    OF 

Section  II  With  regard  to  all  Books  and  Un- 
tings  proposed  for  public  use  in  the  church,  the  Ge- 
neral Synod  shall  act  as  a  joint  committee  of  the  spe- 
cial Synods  and  Minis teri urns,  after  the  following 
manner :  viz. 

1.  The  General  Synod  shall  examine  all  booka 
and  writings,  such  as  catechisms,  forms  of  liturgy, 
collections  of  hymns,  or  confessions  of  faith,  proposed 
by  the  special  Synods  for  public  use,  and  give  their 
well  considered  advice,  counsel,  or  opinion  concern- 
ing the  same.  No  Synod,  therefore,  and  no  Minis- 
termm.  standing  in  coimexion  with  this  General  Sy 
nod,  shall  set  forth  any  new  book  or  writing  of  the 
kind  above  mentioned,  for  public  use  in  the  church, 
without  having  previously  transmitted  a  full  and 
complete  copy  thereof  to  the  General  Synod,  lor  the 
purpose  of  receiving  their  said  advice,  counsel  or 
opinion. 

2.  Whenever  the  General  Synod  shall  deem  it 
proper  or  necessary,  they  may  propose  to  the  special 
Synods  or  Ministeriums,  new  books  or  writings  of 
the  kind  mentioned  above,  for  general  or  special 
public  use.     Every  proposal  of  the  kind,  the  several 

or  respective  Synods  and  INlinisteriums  shall  duly 
consider,  and  if  they,  or  any  one  of  them,  shall  be  of 
opinion,  that  the  said  book  or  books,  writing  or  writ- 
ings, will  not  conduce  to  the  end  proposed,  then,  and 
m  such  a  case,  it  is  hoped,  that  the  reasons  of  such 
opinion  will  be  transmitted  to  the  next  convention 
of  the  General  Synod,  in  order  that  the  same  may  be 
entered  on  the  journal. 

3.  But  no  General  Synod  can  be  allowed  to  pos- 
sess, or  arrogate  unto  itself,  "  the  power  of  prescribing 
among  us  uniform  ceremonies  of  religion  for  every 
part  of  the  Church  ;"  or  to  introduce  such  alterations 
in  matters  appertaining  to  the  faith,  or  to  the  mode  of 
publishing  the  Gospel  of  Jesus  Christ  (the  Son  of 
God,  and  ground  of  our  faith  and  hope),  as  might  in 
any  way  tend  to  burden  the  consciences  of  the 
brethren  in  Christ. 

Section  III.     If  hereafter  twenty-five  ministers 


THE  LUTHERAN  CliriiCII.  39 

dwelling  together,  within  a  certain  marked  boun- 
dary, fifteen  of  whom  being  ordained  ministers,  shall 
apply  to  the  General  Synod  for  permission  lo  create 
within  themselves  a  Special  Ministerium,  and  the 

Synod  or  Ministerium  to  which  they  have  previously 
belonged,  do  not,  upon  due  notice  given  of  their  in- 
tention so  to  apply,  make  any  serious  or  important 
objection,  then  the  General  Synod  shall  have  power 
to  grant  the  permission  ;  and  if  within  the  bounds  of 
a  whole  state  no  special  Synod  or  Ministerium  shall 
yet  have  existed,  mid  six  ordained  ministers  residing 
therein  shall  apply  for  permission  to  create  within 
themselves  a  special  Ministerium,  the  General  Sy- 
nod shall  authorize  the  establishment  of  a  new  Sy- 
nod and  Ministerium,  within  the  said  state.  But 
until  the  permission  or  authority  be  thus  formally 
conceded,  no  Deputies  of  a  new  Synod  or  Minis- 
terium shall  be  acknowledged  to  have  a  seat  and 
vote  in  the  General  Synod. 

ON  IV.  With  regard  to  the  grades  in  the 
Ministry,  the  General  Synod  may  give  to  the  several 
Muusteriums  well  considered  advice,  wherein  the 
circumstances  of  time,  place,  and  condition  must  be 
duly  contemplated,  and  a  beneficial  uniformity,  and 
actual  equality,  of  rank  among  the  several  ministers, 
must,  as  much  as  possible,  be  had  in  view.  The 
General  Synod  shall  also  advise  such  rules  and  re- 
gulations among  the  several  Synods  and  Ministe- 
riums,  as  may  prevent  unpleasant  and  unfriendly  col- 
lisions, that  might  otherwise  arise  out  of  any  differ- 
ences of  grades  existing  among  them,  or  from  any 
whatever  other  possible  causes. 

Section  V.  The  General  Synod  shall  not  be  looked 
upon  as  a  Tribunal  of  Appeal ;  it  may,  however,  be 
employed  in  the  following  cases  and  after  the  fol- 
lowing manner : 

1.  The  General  Synod  may  give  advice  or  opi- 
nion, when  complaints  shall  be  brought  before  them, 
by*  whole  Synods,  Ministeriums,  Congregations,  or 
individual  Ministers,  concerning  doctrine  or  dis- 
cipline.    They  shall  however  be  extremeW  carefuJ 


40  FORMULA    OF 

that  the  consciences  of  the  Ministers  of  ihe  Gospel 
be  not  burdened  with  human  inventions,  laws,  or  de- 
vices, and  that  no  one  be  oppressed  by  reason  of  di£ 
ferences  of  opinion  on  nonfundamental  doctrines. 

2.  If  parties,  differing  in  matters  of  doctrine  and 
discipline,  refer  the  cause  of  difference,  in  a  brother- 
ly manner,  to  the  General  Synod,  they  shall  institute 
a  close  and  exact  scrutiny  and  examination  thereof, 
and  give  their  opinion  on  the  subject  of  difference, 
according  to  their  best  insight  of  right,  equity,  bro- 
therly love  and  truth. 

3.  If  difference  between  Synods  be  referred,  the 
votes  thereon  shall  be  taken  by  Synods,  and  the  re- 
ferring Synods  shall  have  no  vote. 

Section  VI.  The  General  Synod  may  devise 
plans  for  seminaries  of  education  and  missionary  in- 
stitutions, as  well  as  for  the  aid  of  poor  ministers,"  and 
the  widows  and  orphans  of  poor  ministers,  and  en- 
deavour, with  the  help  of  God,  to  carry  them  into 
effect. 

Section*  VII.  The  General  Synod  may  also  insti- 
tute and  create  a  treasury  for  the  effectual  advance- 
ment of  its  purposes. 

Section  VIII.  The  General  Synod  shall  apply  all 
their  powers,  their  prayers  and  their  means,  toward 
the  prevention  of  schisms  among  us,  to  be  sedulously 
and  incessantly  regardful  of  the  circumstances  of  the 
times,  and  of  every  casual  rise  and  progress  of  unity 
of  sentiment  among  Christians  in  general,  in  order 
that  the  blessed  opportunities  to  promote  concord 
and  unity,  and  the  interest  of  the  Redeemer's  king- 
dom, may  not  pass  by  neglected  and  unavailing. 

ARTICLE  IV. 

The  General  Synod  shall  choose,  from  among  their 
own  number,  a  president  and  a  secretary ;  and  from 
among  their  own  number,  or  elsewhere,  as  soon  as 
it  may  be  necessary,  a  treasurer.  They  shall  con 
tinue  in  office  until  the  next  succeeding  convention 
The  same  person  is  at  all  times  re-eligible  as  secre- 


THE  LUTHERAN  CHURCH.  41 

tary  or  treasurer;  but  no  one  may  be  elected  presi- 
dent more  than  two  conventions  in  succession,  and 
the  samn  person  cannot  hereafter  he  elected  for  the 
two  successively  following  conventions. 

Section  I.  The  President  shall  act  as  chairman  of 
the  Convention.  He  may  make  motions,  give  his 
opinion,  ami  vote  like  every  other  member.  With 
the  consent  and  concurrence  of  the  minister  of  the 
place  where  the  convention  is  held,  he  shall  appoint 
the  several  preachers  during  the  convention.  He 
shall  subscribe  all  letters,  written  advices,  resolu- 
tions, and  the  proceedings  of  the  Synod.  In  extra- 
ordinary cases,  and  by  request  of  any  one  of  the  ac- 
knowledged Synods,  made  known  to  him  in  the  form 
of. a  Synodieal  or  Ministerial  resolution,  he  may  call 
together  special  conventions  of  the  General  Synod. 
In  case  the  business  of  the  secretarv  become  too 
burdensome  for  one  person  to  execute,  lie  shall,  with 
the  concurrence  of  the  Secretary,  appoint  an  assistant 
Secretary,  and  make  known  to  him  what  portion  of 
the  labours  he  ought  to  undertake. 

Suction  II.  The  Secretary  shall  keep  a  journal  of 
the  proceedings,  write,  attest,  and  take  care  of  all 
the  docunvents  and  writings,  make  known  the  time 
and  place  of  the  convention,  by  the  medium  of  the 
public  prints,  at  least  three  months  beforehand,  and, 
in  the  special  or  extraordinary  cases  mentioned  in  the 
foregoing  section,  he  shall  give  written  notice  there- 
of to  each  of  the  special  Synods  or  Ministeriums. 

Section  III.  If  the  President  or  Secretary,  in  the 
intermediate  time  between  the  conventions,  depart 
this  life,  resign  his  office,  or  become  incapable  of  ex- 
ecuting the  same,  the  next  in  office  shall  take  his 
place  and  perform  his  duties;  if  it  be  the  Treasurer, 
then  the  President  shall  appoint  another  Treasurer  ad 
interim  in  his  stead. 

Section  IV.  The  Treasurer  shall  keep  account  of 
the  receipts  and  expenditures  of  the  Synod.  He  shall 
give  receipts  for  all  moneys  put  into  his  hands.  He 
shall  not  pay  any  money  out  of  his  hands  but  by  or- 
der of  the  President,  attested  by  the  Secretary,  in 
b2 


42  FORMULA  OF 

pursuance  of  a  resolution  of  the  Synod  to  that  effect 
At  every  convention  of  the  Synod  he  shall  render 
account. 

ARTICLE  V. 

The  course  of  business  shall  be  conducted  as  fol- 
lows :  viz. 

1.  The  Deputies  shall  give  personal  notice  of  their 
arrival  to  the  minister  of  the  place,  or  if  the  congre- 
gation be  vacant  of  a  minister,  to  any  other  person 
appointed  by  the  congregration  for  the  purpose,  who 
shall  make  known  to  them  their  place  of  residence 
and  the  place  where  the  sessions  shall  be  held. 

2.  At  nine  o'clock  in  the  forenoon  of  the  first 
week-day  of  the  time  of  convocation,  the  sessions 
shall  begin  and  be  opened  with  prayer 

3.  The  President  elected  by  the  former  conven- 
tion shall  act  as  chairman  till  another  President  be 
chosen.  In  case  of  his  absence,  the  persons  present 
may,  on  motion  made  and  seconded,  appoint  another 
in  his  stead. 

4.  The  members  shall  give  in  to  the  chairman 
their  attestations  or  certificates.  For  all  the  deputies 
from  anv  one  particular  synod  one  certificate,  signed 
by  the  President  and  attested  by  the  Secretary  of  that 
synod,  shall  be  deemed  sufficient,  and  all  the  mem- 
bers of  the  same  synod  shall  sit  together. 

5.  If  a  majority  of  the  deputies,  of  a  majority  of  the 
Synods  attached  to  the  General  Synod,  be  present, 
the  business  shall  go  on.  If  this  proportion  be  lark- 
ing, the  members  present  may  from  time  to  time 
postpone  the  sessions  of  the  convention. 

6.  The  President,  Secretary  and  Treasurer  shall  be 
elected  by  ballot,  on  the  first  day  of  the  sessions,  and 
so  soon  as  the  members  shall  have  given  in  their 
cerfificates. 

7.  The  proceedings  of  the  former  convention  shall 
be  read  by  the  Secretary. 

8.  Hereupon  follow  the  several  portions  of  buc*i« 
uess  according  to  article  3d,  section  for  sectio* . 


THE  LUTHERAN  CHURCH.  43 

0.  Now  oilier  mixed  motions  may  be  made,  con- 
cerning the  subjects  already  discussed,  or  any  other 
matters  that  may  occur. 

10.  In  conclusion,  the  General  Synod  shall  appoint 
by  ballot,  the  time  and  place  of  the  next  convention, 
observing  at  all  times,  however,  that  one  convention 
at  least,  be  held  every  three  years. 

ARTICLE  VI. 

The  General  Synod  may  make  whatever  by-laws 
they  may  deem  necessary,  provided  only,  that  the 
said  by-laws  do  not  contradict  the  spirit  of  the  con 
stitution. 

ARTICLE  VII. 

No  alterations  of  this  constitution  may  be  made  ex- 
cept by  the  consent  of  two-thirds  of  the  Synods  at- 
tached to  this  convention  ;  notice  of  the  intended 
alteration  having  been  given  to  the  said  Synods 
at  least  two  years  previous  to  the  final  adoption 
thereof. 
Signed  October  24th,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  1820 

J.  G.  9CHMUCKER,  1 

CEO.  LOCH  MAN. 

CHRISTIAN    ENDRESS, 

F.  W.  GBISSENHA1NER,  I  Of 

II.  A.  MUHLENBERG,        ''Pennsylvania. 

CHR.  KUNKEL,  I 

WM.  HENSEL 

PETER  STICHTER,  J 

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